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   Is Minamata based on a true story?

   • Minamata is a 2020 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Levitas, based on the book of the same name by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith. The film stars Johnny Depp (who also produced) as W. Eugene Smith, an American photographer who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan.

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   What is 'Minamata' based on?

   • Directed by Andrew Levitas, ‘Minamata’ focuses on photojournalist W. Eugene Smith’s ( Johnny Depp) coverage of the effects of mercury poisoning in the village of Minamata in Kumamoto, Japan. The film pits him against a major corporation whose business practices leads to severe health hazards in the local populace.

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   Is Minamata a good movie?

   • Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said that " Minamata is a forthright, heartfelt movie, an old-fashioned 'issue picture' with a worthwhile story to tell about how communities can stand up to overweening corporations and how journalists dedicated to truthful news can help them" awarding the film three out of five stars.

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   Why is 'Minamata' a bad story?

   • “Minamata” is often undermined by its protagonist, whose boorish ways clash with Japanese culture and distract from its central message. Minamata is weighed down by self-important direction that loses the human beings in this story by prioritizing the headlines.

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   Why did Eugene Smith visit Minamata?

   • In 1971, the American photographer W. Eugene Smith, who was famous for his numerous "photographic essays" published in Life, has become a recluse. While on a separate assignment, a passionate Japanese translator, Aileen, urges Smith to visit Minamata to photograph and document the disease.

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   Did Aileen Smith get the Minamata project?

   • In fact, Aileen didn’t offer the Minamata project to Smith. A member of the Minamata movement recruited Smith while he was attending an exhibition in Tokyo. He was assisted in his photo-journalism by an aspiring Japanese photographer, Ishikawa Takeshi.

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2. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › minamataMinamata vs. the True Story of W. Eugene Smith and the Disaster

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   Jan 24, 2021 · Yes. The Minamata true story reveals that while working as a photojournalist in the Pacific Theater during WWII, W. Eugene 'Gene' Smith was seriously injured by mortar fire during the Battle of Okinawa. He also sustained injuries in two plane crashes. -MagnumPhotos.com. What is Minamata disease?

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   Feb 4, 2021 · Is Minamata Based on a True Story? Yes, ‘Minamata’ is based on a true story. The film is based on the eponymous book by acclaimed war photographer W. Eugene Smith and his wife, Aileen Mioko Smith.

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   Minamata is a 2020 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Levitas, based on the book of the same name by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith. The film stars Johnny Depp (who also produced) as W. Eugene Smith, an American photographer who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan.

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   May 4, 2021 · Although Gene and Aileen only appear in the book as witnesses documenting the devastation it has been adapted into a screenplay about their time in Minamata, and filmed as—believe it or not—a Hollywood “true story drama thriller.”

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   Inspired by a true story, Minamata stars Johnny Depp playing celebrated photojournalist Eugene Smith. The film takes place in 1971 when we find Smith as a recluse and disconnected from the...

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   • Director: Andrew Levitas

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   Aug 12, 2021 · Based on Aileen Mioko Smith’s book of the same name, Minamata follows the real life story of how she and her husband, acclaimed photojournalist W. Eugene Smith, helped uncover the story of a...

9. www.thenationalnews.com › arts-culture › filmHow ‘Minamata’ captures a forgotten Japanese tragedy: 'This ...

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   Apr 7, 2021 · The renowned sculptor and photographer – and husband of celebrated classical singer Katherine Jenkins – is talking about his new film, Minamata. A powerful and poignant history lesson, it tells the story of the mercury poisoning of Minamata residents in Japan via a chemical factory owned by the Chisso Corporation.