Nippon Koku VS Sennan Ishiwata Mura

[Machine Translation] The people abandoned by the nation of Japan ask the government: How much is our life worth? 31 years after Yukikite, Kamigun (Yukite, Kamigun), documentary prodigy Hara Kazuo takes on the challenge of "Osaka Sennan Asbestos National Indictment", documenting the entire 8-year period of its production. --In 2006, former workers at an asbestos factory in the Sennan area of Osaka and their families sued the government for damages. Sennan has flourished in the asbestos industry since the end of the Meiji era (1868-1912), and at its peak there were more than 200 factories concentrated in the area, which was called "Asbestos Village". Asbestos, when inhaled into the lungs, causes lung cancer and mesothelioma after a long incubation period. Although the government had been investigating the health hazards of asbestos for 70 years and was aware of them, it prioritized economic development and failed to implement regulations and countermeasures. As a result, many of the plaintiffs suffered from lung cancer and lived in fear of a "silent time bomb" exploding. Kazuo Hara documented the eight years of court battles and the personal lives of the plaintiffs, accompanying the activities of the defense lawyers and the investigations of Kazutada Yuzuoka of the Citizens' Circle, who himself operated an asbestos factory. Many of the plaintiffs were from rural areas or Korean residents in Japan who worked under poor working conditions without any knowledge of the measures being taken against them. The plaintiffs hoped for a small happiness after winning their case. However, the government repeatedly appealed the case, and the protracted trial steadily took its toll on their bodies, and one by one their lives began to disappear. The time left for the plaintiffs is running out. How will the battle against the government turn out? Includes a bonus disc (DVD) with bonus footage and a booklet.

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ニッポン国から棄てられた民が国に問いただす- ウチラの命、なんぼなん? 『ゆきゆきて、神軍』から31年、ドキュメンタリーの鬼才・原一男監督が挑んだ「大阪・泉南アスベスト国賠起訴」、8年間の全記録。――2006年、大阪・泉南地域の石綿(アスベスト)工場の元労働者とその家族が、損害賠償を求め国を訴えた。明治の終わりから石綿産業で栄えた泉南は、最盛期は200以上の工場が密集し「石綿村」と呼ばれていた。石綿は肺に吸い込むと、長い潜伏期間の末、肺ガンや中皮腫を発症する。国は70年前から調査を行い、健康被害を把握していたにもかかわらず、経済発展を優先し規制や対策を怠った。その結果、原告の多くは肺を患い、発症という"静かな時限爆弾"の爆発に怯え暮らしていた。原一男は弁護団の活動や、自らも石綿工場を経営していた「市民の会」の柚岡一禎の調査に同行し、裁判闘争や原告らの人間模様を8年にわたって記録する。原告の多くは地方出身者や在日朝鮮人であり、劣悪な労働条件の下、対策も知らされぬまま身ひとつで働いていた。裁判に勝って、ささやかな幸せを願う原告たち。しかし国は控訴を繰り返し、長引く裁判は彼らの身体を確実に蝕んでいき、ひとり、またひとりと命が消えていく。原告に残された時間はもう少ない。国を相手にした絶対に引けない戦いの結果はいかに――。特典映像収録ボーナスディスク(DVD)、小冊子封入。