Not only there’s a brand new poster for Minamata, the upcoming biography drama movie directed by Andrew Levitas and starring Johnny Depp:

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MINAMATA

Expose the truth.

Inspired by the riveting true story.

Plot synopsis:
“New York, 1971. Following his celebrated days as one of the most revered photojournalists of World War II, W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) has become a recluse, disconnected from society and his career. But a secret commission from Life magazine editor Robert Hayes (Bill Nighy) sends him to the Japanese coastal city of Minamata, which has been ravaged by mercury poisoning; the result of decades of gross industrial negligence by the Chisso Corporation. There, Smith immerses himself in the community, documenting their efforts to live with Minamata Disease and their passionate campaign to achieve recognition from Chisso and the Japanese government. Armed with only his trusted camera, Smith’s images from the toxic village give the disaster a heartbreaking human dimension, and his initial assignment turns into a life-changing experience.”

But there’s also a brand new movie trailer, watch it below:

MINAMATA

The film will be released in select theaters on December 15th, 2021, before expanding further in 2022.
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We’ve got our hands on the first official trailer of Minamata, the upcoming drama movie starring Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Ryo Kase and Jun Kunimura:

MINAMATAPlot synopsis:
“New York, 1971. Following his celebrated days as one of the most revered photojournalists of World War II, W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) has become a recluse, disconnected from society and his career. But a secret commission from Life magazine editor Robert Hayes (Bill Nighy) sends him to the Japanese coastal city of Minamata, which has been ravaged by mercury poisoning; the result of decades of gross industrial negligence by the country’s Chisso Corporation.
There, Smith immerses himself in the community, documenting their efforts to live with Minamata Disease and their passionate campaign to achieve recognition from Chisso and the Japanese government. Armed with only his trusted camera, Smith’s images from the toxic village give the disaster a heartbreaking human dimension, and his initial assignment turns into a life-changing experience.”

Nowadays there’s a trend to vilify journalism but I do believe that we live in a better world thanks to our journalists: by informing us they work for transparency and this makes for a better world in the long term. Anyway, Minamata sure looks like a great movie!

The film directed by Andrew Levitas.

No official US release date (sometime in 2021).

Update – We just spotted two film new posters:

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MINAMATA

let truth be the prejudice.

A film by Andrew Levitas.

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You may watch below three preview clips of Minamata, the upcoming drama movie directed by Andrew Levitas and starring Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Ryo Kase and Jun Kunimura:

Minamata Film – People are dying!

Minamata Film – Get out of here!

Minamata Film – Their young boy was very sick with Minamata diseasePlot synopsis:
“War photographer W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.”

There’s also a new film poster, take a look below:

(Click on the poster to enlarge.)

MINAMATA

Let truth be the prejudice.

No official US release date yet.
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Thanks to for Metalwork Pictures here’s a new official picture for Minamata, the upcoming drama movie starring Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Ryo Kase and Jun Kunimura:

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Plot synopsis:
“With the glory days of World War II far behind him W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) has become a recluse, disconnected from society and his career. But an old friend and a commission from “Life Magazine” editor (Bill Nighy) convinces him to journey back to Japan to expose a big story: the devastating annihilation of a coastal community, victims of corporate greed and complicit local police and government. Armed with only his trusted camera, Smith must gain the trust of this struggling community and find the images that will bring the story to the World. The victims’ case against the corporation responsible for this environmental disaster represents one of the biggest payouts of all time, with present day sufferers of Minamata disease still in court today seeking compensation. Production has spent time in Minamata meeting some of the victims and their families and the film is being made with their support.”

Johnny Depp is holding his camera like a real professional, isn’t he?

The film is directed by Andrew Levitas.

No official release date yet.
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A first look at Actor Johnny Depp in Minamata, the upcoming drama movie directed by Andrew Levitas from a script he co-wrote with Stephen Deuters, Jason Forman, and David Kessler based on the book of the same name by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith:

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Plot synopsis:
“Johnny Depp plays celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata – Japan in 1971.
With the glory days of World War II far behind him Smith has become a recluse, disconnected from society and his career. But an old friend and a commission from ‘Life Magazine’ editor Ralph Graves convince him to journey back to Japan to expose a big story: the devastating annihilation of a coastal community, victims of corporate greed and complicit local police and government.
Armed with only his trusted Nikon camera, Smith must find the images that will bring this story to the World. At first, no one wants to help him and his enemies wish him dead, a new threat at every corner. But to finally stop hiding behind the lens and earn this broken community’s trust may prove to be Smith’s greatest challenge.
MINAMATA is an extremely moving redemptive story of how one man’s powerful photograph impacted the world to take action; yet in order to find it he had to open his heart.”

Does Johnny Depp look the part as a photojournalist?

A first official teaser poster has also been spotted in the wild, take a look below:

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MINAMATA

‘Let truth be the prejudice.’

W. Eugene Smith

Besides Johnny Depp, the cast also includes Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Jun Kunimura, Ryo Kase, Akiko Iwase, and Minami.

Check out those videos for a better understanding of the Minamata disaster:

Mercury Poisoning- The Minamata Story

Japan’s Ominous Dancing Cats and the Disaster That Followed.
In the 1950s, the people of Minamata, Japan started seeing strange behavior
from the local cats, and it wasn’t long before humans were showing the same symptoms.

The film has yet to get an official release date.

Stay tuned with us for more details about the movie Minamata.
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Minamata
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Andrew Levita
Starring: Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Jun Kunimura, Ryo Kase, Akiko Iwase, Minami
Release Date: TBA 2019

More Information at: Minamata Trailer

https://teaser-trailer.com/movie/minamata/