Mental
2008•2h 15m•6.8•Released
Documentary
MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients, doctors, staff, volunteers, and home-helpers, in cinema- verite style. The film breaks a major taboo against discussing mental illness prevalent in Japanese society, and captures the candid lives of people coping with suicidal tendencies, poverty, a sense of shame, apprehension, and fear of society.
Director
Kazuhiro Soda
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Laboratory X
Production
Company
Laboratory X
Producer
Kazuhiro Soda
Producer
Kiyoko Kashiwagi
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