Noriaki Tsuchimoto
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Noriaki Tsuchimoto

Born 1928-12-11 · Gifu Prefecture, Japan · Died 2008-06-24

Noriaki Tsuchimoto was a Japanese documentary film director known for his films on Minamata disease and examinations of the effects of modernization on Asia. Tsuchimoto and Shinsuke Ogawa have been called the "two figures [that] tower over the landscape of Japanese documentary."

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Known for

Minamata: The Person Who Dug the WellViewing moment
Minamata: The Person Who Dug the Well
1999
Minamata Diary: Visiting Resurrected SoulsViewing moment
Minamata Diary: Visiting Resurrected Souls
2004
She and He★ 6.8Viewing moment
She and He
1963
Hiroshima no pikaViewing moment
Hiroshima no pika
1987
Traces: The Kabul Museum 1988Viewing moment
Traces: The Kabul Museum 1988
2003
Minamata — These 30 YearsViewing moment
Minamata — These 30 Years
1987
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa ProductionsViewing moment
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions
2000
Message from Minamata to the WorldViewing moment
Message from Minamata to the World
1976
Cinema Is about Documenting Lives: The Works and Times of Noriaki TsuchimotoViewing moment
Cinema Is about Documenting Lives: The Works and Times of Noriaki Tsuchimoto
2007
Minamata Report 1 - The Central Pollution BoardViewing moment
Minamata Report 1 - The Central Pollution Board
1973
Minamata: The Victims and Their World★ 6.8Viewing moment
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
1971
The Shiranui Sea★ 7.2Viewing moment
The Shiranui Sea
1975
On the Road : A Document★ 5.5Viewing moment
On the Road : A Document
1964
Prehistory of the Partisans★ 5Viewing moment
Prehistory of the Partisans
1969
Another Afghanistan: Kabul DiaryViewing moment
Another Afghanistan: Kabul Diary
2003
The Minamata MuralViewing moment
The Minamata Mural
1981
Cuban Lover★ 6.8Viewing moment
Cuban Lover
1969
Minamata UprisingViewing moment
Minamata Uprising
1973
Nuclear ScrapbookViewing moment
Nuclear Scrapbook
1982
Minamata Disease: A TrilogyViewing moment
Minamata Disease: A Trilogy
1975

Frequent collaborators

Toru TakemitsuToru TakemitsuNagisa ŌshimaNagisa ŌshimaMasahiko TsugawaMasahiko TsugawaKeiko TakeshitaKeiko TakeshitaShoichi OzawaShoichi OzawaMinoru MikiMinoru MikiSumiko HanedaSumiko HanedaObdulia PlasenciaObdulia Plasencia