Soichi Ito Movies

  • 1971
    The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

    01971HD

    A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

    The Gentle Japanese
  • 1975
    The Shiranui Sea

    The Shiranui Sea

    The Shiranui Sea

    7.21975HD

    The sea around Minamata was heavily polluted with mercury during the 1950s and 1960s from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. This highly...

    The Shiranui Sea
  • 1981
    The Minamata Mural

    The Minamata Mural

    The Minamata Mural

    01981HD

    After a handful of groundbreaking films detailing the tragedy and suffering of the mercury-poisoned Japanese town of Minamata, documentary master...

    The Minamata Mural
  • 1987
    Yuntanza Okinawa

    Yuntanza Okinawa

    Yuntanza Okinawa

    01987HD

    38 years after the Pacific War, 84 victims of a mass suicide ordered by the Japanese military were uncovered in a cave in Yomitan village. This film...

    Yuntanza Okinawa
  • 1976
    Message from Minamata to the World

    Message from Minamata to the World

    Message from Minamata to the World

    01976HD

    An update to the story of Minamata disease, going up to 1976

    Message from Minamata to the World
  • 1986
    Ningen no machi

    Ningen no machi

    Ningen no machi

    01986HD

    Interviews with Burakumin in Osaka, victims of discrimination

    Ningen no machi