Some men want to make a distinction as to how other men are killed. They would outlaw poison gas, and the atom bomb--allow the flame thrower, rockets, and block-buster bombs.

[Shinobu holding bowl and chopsticks, head bent]

Front line on Okinawa. One rifleman's first day of combat; No Speeches, No Flags, No GloryF

A much more recent second outbreak of Minamata Disease broke out in Niigata prefecture in 1965. The case ended last September (1971) with the victory of the plaintiffs.

[Shinobu Sakamoto, Minamata Disease victim]

[Victims of Minamata Disease confront Chisso's President Shimada]

[Unidentified Woman]

[Rivers and Harbors: Hiroshima]