Noriaki Tsuchimoto Movies

  • 1968
    The World of the Siberians

    The World of the Siberians

    The World of the Siberians

    01968HD

    Tsuchimoto made this travelogue film in 1967, documenting a five-month journey from the port city of Nakhodka on the coast of the Sea of Japan, to...

    The World of the Siberians
  • 1999
    Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well

    Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well

    Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well

    01999HD

    Documentary on the life of Teruo Kawamoto, a leader of Minamata disease activism

    Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well
  • 1973
    Minamata Report 1 - The Central Pollution Board

    Minamata Report 1 - The Central Pollution Board

    Minamata Report 1 - The Central Pollution Board

    01973HD

    Minamata Report 1 - The Central Pollution Board
  • 1980
    Fishing Moon

    Fishing Moon

    Fishing Moon

    01980HD

    Since Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971), director Tsuchimoto Noriaki has made numerous works depicting people living in Minamata. This...

    Fishing Moon
  • 2007
    Cinema Is about Documenting Lives: The Works and Times of Noriaki Tsuchimoto

    Cinema Is about Documenting Lives: The Works and Times of Noriaki Tsuchimoto

    Cinema Is about Documenting Lives: The Works and Times of Noriaki Tsuchimoto

    02007HD

    Documentary about the great Japanese documentary maker Tsuchimoto Noriaki made a couple of years before his death.

    Cinema Is about Documenting Lives: The Works and Times of Noriaki Tsuchimoto
  • 1979
    Voices of Young Japan

    Voices of Young Japan

    Voices of Young Japan

    01979HD

    Portrait of Japanese youth. Produced for the Japan Foundation.

    Voices of Young Japan
  • 2003
    Another Afghanistan: Kabul Diary 1985

    Another Afghanistan: Kabul Diary 1985

    Another Afghanistan: Kabul Diary 1985

    02003HD

    The daily life of the citizens of Kabul during the civil war: the bazaar, mosques, the literacy movement awarded honors by UNESCO, women's education,...

    Another Afghanistan: Kabul Diary 1985
  • 1987
    Minamata — These 30 Years

    Minamata — These 30 Years

    Minamata — These 30 Years

    01987HD

    A record of the stories of patients suffering from Minamata disease, 30 years after its discovery

    Minamata — These 30 Years
  • 1965
    Minamata no ko wa ikiteiru

    Minamata no ko wa ikiteiru

    Minamata no ko wa ikiteiru

    01965HD

    Follows the treatment of Minamata disease patients

    Minamata no ko wa ikiteiru
  • 1989
    Afghan Spring

    Afghan Spring

    Afghan Spring

    01989HD

    With Afghan Spring, Noriaki Tsuchimoto widened his focus to the international arena. Working in collaboration with his compatriot, Hiroko Kumagai,...

    Afghan Spring
  • 1963
    An Engineer's Assistant

    An Engineer's Assistant

    An Engineer's Assistant

    51963HD

    "In my filmography, An Engineer’s Assistant (1963) is called my “first film.” This PR film on the safety of the Japanese National...

    An Engineer's Assistant
  • 1975
    Minamata Disease: A Trilogy

    Minamata Disease: A Trilogy

    Minamata Disease: A Trilogy

    01975HD

    A medical perspective of Minamata disease in three parts - 1) Progress of Research; 2) Pathology and Symptoms; 3) Clinical Field Trials

    Minamata Disease: A Trilogy