The Shiranui Sea
The Shiranui Sea | |
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Directed by | Noriaki Tsuchimoto |
Produced by | Ryūtarō Takagi |
Cinematography | Kōshirō Ōtsu |
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Production company | Seirinsha Productions |
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Running time | 153 min |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The Shiranui Sea (不知火海, Shiranuikai) is a Japanese
Film content
Four years after
Reception
The film scholar Justin Jesty wrote that The Shiranui Sea is "the crowning achievement of Tsuchimoto's first five years of engagement with mercury poisoning. The film is a long and powerful meditation on the depth and breadth of the tragedy."[1] The documentarist Makoto Satō called The Shiranui Sea "the ultimate masterpiece" of Tsuchimoto's Minamata films;[2] and the filmmaker John Gianvito selected it as one of the ten best films of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound poll.[3]
References
- ISBN 9781439833841.
- ^ Satō, Makoto. 講演「特集 小川紳介と土本典昭」 (in Japanese). Athenee Francais Culture Center. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ Davidson, David (8 April 2013). "The Films of John Gianvito". Toronto Film Review. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
External links
- The Shiranui Sea at IMDb