Akenai Yoru No Yon Nichi Shi

[Machine Translation] The Yokkaichi lawsuit, which was one of the four major pollution lawsuits along with Niigata Minamata Disease, Toyama Itai-itai Disease, and Kumamoto Minamata Disease, was fought in court around 1970. The protagonist, who works for the offending company, and his father, who is a victim of Yokkaichi asthma. The disease also affects their young children. The film depicts the anguish of a family living in a port town adjacent to the industrial complex over the opposition movement and the lawsuit against the residents.

一九七〇年前後に、新潟水俣病、富山イタイイタイ病、熊本水俣病と並び四大公害訴訟として法廷で争われた「四日市訴訟」に翻弄される家族たち。加害企業に勤める主人公と、四日市ぜん息の被害者になった父。そして病魔は幼い子供たちにも及ぶ。コンビナートと隣り合った港町に住む一家の、反対運動、住民訴訟をめぐっての苦悩を描いた。