Watch The Shiranui Sea (1975) Online

The sea around Minamata was heavily polluted with mercury during the 1950s and 1960s from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. This highly toxic chemical bioaccumulated in shellfish and fish in the Yatsushiro Sea which, when eaten by the local populace, gave rise to Minamata disease. The disease was responsible for the deaths and disabling of thousands of residents, all around the Yatsushiro Sea. The marine ecosystem was also extensively damaged. Read More

Watch The Shiranui Sea online. Featuring Soichi Ito and Noriaki Tsuchimoto, The Shiranui Sea is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 7.2. It is available for streaming online in the USA The movie was filmed in Japan and was released on 1975. The Shiranui Sea was directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto. Read Less