This documentary follows the lives of five Japanese individuals to explore how depression is perceived in Japan and how the marketing of anti-depressants since the late 1990s has shifted public awareness. Once a term used only by psychiatric professionals, "utsu" is now commonly used as anti-depressant use has surged.
Taketoshi Hayashiguchi
Himself
Hiyaso Hayashiguchi
Herself
Mika Ishikawa
Himself
Mika Ishikawa
Herself
Michiko Ishikawa
Herself

My Life With the Team: Bimmy's Story
My Life With the Team: Bimmy's Story

Whitney: Can I Be Me
Whitney: Can I Be Me

Your Mum and Dad
Your Mum and Dad

Freedom for the Wolf
Freedom for the Wolf

Toad to Nowhere
Toad to Nowhere

LSD: The Beyond Within
LSD: The Beyond Within

The Cove
The Cove

The Enemies of Reason
The Enemies of Reason

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
Dust Devils
Dust Devils