Living on the River Agano
1992 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 43 VOTES · DIR. Makoto Satō
Overview
In 1964, a chemical factory in Niigata Prefecture dumped mercury into the Agano River, the beginning of a manmade tragedy that would affect locals for years to come. Mercury poisoning led to high occurrences of Minamata disease, a neurological syndrome that causes severe physical and psychological ailments and death. Sato Makoto and his crew of seven spent three years in Niigata documenting the life and thoughts of locals.
Dialogue Timeline — 795 lines
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00:02:08 From the snow-covered Mountains of Niigata
00:06:13 When we started helping out we thought it'd be easy.
00:09:55 is called "Shimonishi. "
00:12:40 Association of Unrecognized Victims of Minamata Disease
00:18:57 But try giving it a taste.
00:23:51 and was replaced by a new company
00:28:17 Yeah, but I love it.
00:31:40 Day in, day out... you've gotta practice.
00:35:11 I don't have many tools here anymore.
00:41:13 Uncle Kato used to own a mochi shop in Tokyo.
00:44:05 You should hug her!
00:46:22 This is Sentojin, in Yasuda.
00:53:17 People here didn't want to work for them
00:58:59 Judge It's become smaller and smaller
01:02:29 Endo and his techniques for building river boats.
01:06:29 but he suddenly gave in.
01:10:42 After all, they could never build a boat if Endo didn't help.
01:15:49 What?
01:18:11 it opens its mouth
01:23:32 Therefore, males will certainly come.
01:32:37 You didn't train a single deshi
01:39:41 Me too. I can hear the sound
01:43:11 It's tough to live long with this sickness.
01:53:27 Thank you very much.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed795
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:02:08
Final line01:53:27
Production Record
DirectorMakoto Satō
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes43