Kore-eda started as a documentary maker with this beautiful portrait about the life and work of the head of Japanese social work. Yamanouchi Yoyomori devoted himself to the victims of the Minamata disease, caused by methyl mercury poisoning.
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Cast
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Leo Morimoto
Narrator
Known for
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Kids Return
Hirokazu Kore-eda
duplicate of 7938298
Osamu Kanemitsu
Toyonori Yamanouchi
Toyonori Yamanouchi
Ishimatsu Kitagawa
Ishimatsu Kitagawa
Tadashi Yasuhara
Tadashi Yasuhara
Nobuko Harashima
Self (voice)
Tomoko Yamanouchi
Tomoko Yamanouchi
Masataka Itô
Masataka Itô
Ryô Matsutomo
Ryô Matsutomo
Hisao Ido
Hisao Ido
Hirokazu Kore-eda Director
First release April 30, 1991 · Produced in Japan · Production Fuji Television Network
Production
TV Man Union
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Japan
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Original title
しかし… 福祉切り捨ての時代に
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 30, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
October 2, 2006 · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
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