Minamata Mandara

[Machine Translation] Kazuo Hara, director of Yukite, Kamigun (Yukite, Kamigun), spent 20 years focusing on Minamata Disease in this epic 372-minute film in three parts. This is Kazuo Hara's masterpiece, and a new frontier filled with the excitement of documentary filmmaking. Part 1: Denouncing the Theory of the Disease: For the first time, the Kawakami trial rejected the "peripheral nerve theory" that had been used by the government as a standard for the patient certification system, and adopted the "central nervous system theory of the brain" as the new standard. However, Professor Yukino of the Kumadai School of Medicine, who had proven the theory, was left in a helpless position, and both the national and prefectural governments ignored the court decision, continuing their policy of cutting off patients. Part 2: Deposition of Time": The path taken by Ikoma and his wife, pediatric Minamata disease patients, to overcome discrimination, the long-standing conflicts of embryonic Minamata disease patients and their families, and the final struggle of Kawakami-san, who is still betting on a new court battle against the authorities even at the age of 90. Part 3: "God in Agony": A sentimental journey of Shinobu Sakamoto, an embryonic Minamata disease patient, who tells of her longing for others and the sadness that cannot be fulfilled; Ikoma, who stands at the forefront of the patient movement but is shaken by the need to protect his own life; Mizoguchi, who won a Supreme Court victory after years of struggle, and the power of ordinary people, who believe in the power of the people; and the story of Minamata, who is still in the midst of a struggle against the authorities. What is forgiveness? What is the future of the grudge engraved on the fluttering banner? What is Michiko Ishimure's "agonizing god" who seeks the rebirth of Minamata's soul?

Special Feature / Bonus Track: trailer, teaser, audio commentary

『ゆきゆきて、神軍』の原一男監督が、20年もの歳月をかけ、水俣病にフォーカスした3部構成、上映時間372分の一大叙事詩。原一男の最高傑作にして、ドキュメンタリーの凄みと興奮に満ち満ちた新境地。■『第1部 病像論を糾す』: 川上裁判によって初めて、国が 患者認定制度の基準としてきた「末梢神経説」が否定され、「脳の中枢神経説」が新たに採用された。しかし、それを実証した熊大医学部浴野教授は孤立無援の立場に追いやられ、国も県も判決を無視、依然として患者切り捨ての方針は変わらなかった。■『第2部 時の堆積』: 小児性水俣病患者・生駒さん夫婦の差別を乗り越えて歩んできた道程、胎児性水俣病患者とその家族の長年にわたる葛藤、90歳になってもなお権力との新たな裁判闘争に賭ける川上さんの、最後の闘いの顛末。■『第3部 悶え神』: 胎児性水俣病患者・坂本しのぶさんの人恋しさと叶わぬ切なさを伝えるセンチメンタル・ジャーニー、患者運動の最前線に立ちながらも生活者としての保身に揺れる生駒さん、長年の闘いの末に最高裁勝利を勝ち取った溝口さんの信じる庶民の力、そして水俣にとって許すとは?翻る旗に刻まれた怨の行方は?水俣の魂の再生を希求する石牟礼道子さんの"悶え神"とは?

映像特典: 予告編、特報、音声特典: 原一男監督によるオーディオコメンタリーを全編に収録