Mental
Directed by Kazuhiro Soda7.26.8
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.
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Mental was released on June 13, 2008.
Mental was directed by Kazuhiro Soda.
Mental has a runtime of 2 hr 15 min.
Mental was produced by Kiyoko Kashiwagi, Kazuhiro Soda.
The key characters in Mental are Self (Toshio Kashiwagi), Self (Itsuko Kishimoto), Self (Ikuo Miyake).
Mental is rated Not Rated.
Mental is a Documentary film.
Mental has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.