However... (Shikashi - Fukushi kirisute no jidainni) (2006)

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However… examines the life and impact of Yamanouchi Yoyomori. As the head of the national Social Welfare Bureau in Japan, Yoyomori was responsible for compensating victims of Minamata Disease, a neurological disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning. As the wheels of the bureaucracy slowed, Kore-Eda’s subject became a sort of martyr for the cause, having grown increasingly frustrated with his department’s unwillingness to support the victims despite his overwhelming commitment to them.