Seishin = Mental : a documentary /

Seishin = Mental : a documentary /

精神 = Mental : a documentary /

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Imprint:	[Japan] : Laboratory X Inc. ; Hatsubai Asutea, 2008. [Japan] : Laboratory X Inc. ; 発売アステア, 2008.
Description:	1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 suppl. (2 pages : color illustrations ; folded to 11 x 19 cm)
Language:	Japanese
Subject:	Yamamoto, Masatomo, -- 1936- 山本昌知, 1936- Korāru Okayama. こらーる岡山. Mental illness -- Treatment -- Japan. Psychiatric hospitals -- Japan -- Okayama-ken. Mental illness -- Treatment. Psychiatric hospitals. Japan. Japan -- Okayama-ken. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10967035

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Varying Form of Title:	Mental
Other authors / contributors:	Sōda, Kazuhiro. 想田和弘.
Notes:	"Kansatsu eiga dai2dan"--Credits. "Kokoro no kizu ni tokkōyaku ga arimasu ka--Are you sane?"--Cover and container. Aspect ratio 16:9; letterboxed. Special features (84 min.) includes: dialogue with doctor Masatomo Yamamoto; participants session on reasons for participating in the film ; conversation between the director Kazuhiro Soda and Tatsuya Mori. "観察映画第2弾"--Credits. DVD, region 2; NTSC; Dolby digital; widescreen. In Japanese with Japanese and English subtititles.
Summary:	"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."--IMDb.
Awards:	Official selection : Berlin Film Festival ; Best documentary : Pusan film Sestival : Dubai Film Festival ; Special jury mention : Miami Film Festival ; Outstanding documentary : Hong Kong film Festival ; Inter-religious jury prize : Visions du Reel.
Standard no.:	4523215054331
Publisher's no.:	KKJS-99 Laboratory X Inc.

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Call Number:	DVD RC451.J3S45 2008
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