Minamata (film)

Minamata
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Levitas
Screenplay by	David Kessler
Based on	Minamata by Aileen Mioko Smith Eugene Smith
Produced by	Johnny Depp Andrew Levitas Sam Sarkar Kevan Van Thompson
Starring	Johnny Depp Hiroyuki Sanada Minami Jun Kunimura Ryo Kase Tadanobu Asano Bill Nighy
Cinematography	Benoît Delhomme
Edited by	Nathan Nugent
Music by	Ryuichi Sakamoto
Production companies	Ingenious Metalwork Pictures Infinitum Nihil Wilderness Foundation Global
Distributed by	Vertigo Releasing (United Kingdom) Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment Samuel Goldwyn Films (United States)
Release dates	February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21) (Berlinale) August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) (United Kingdom) February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11) (United States)
Running time	115 minutes[1]
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Languages	English Japanese
Box office	$1.7 million[2]

Minamata is a 2020 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Levitas, based on the book of the same name by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith. The film stars Johnny Depp (who also produced) as W. Eugene Smith, an American photographer who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 21, 2020. It was released in the United States on February 11, 2022, by Samuel Goldwyn Films. At the 94th Academy Awards in 2022, the film ranked third place in the Oscars Fan Favorite contest.