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Sunset spot in southwestern Japan

The setting sun lights up a path over the Ariake Sea at the Port of Miike in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 21, 2023.

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Sunset spot in southwestern Japan

The setting sun lights up a path over the Ariake Sea at the Port of Miike in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 21, 2023.

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Coal mine train in southwestern Japan

An electric locomotive, which was used at the now-defunct Miike Coal Mine straddling Fukuoka and Kumamoto prefectures in southwestern Japan, runs at a pit in Arao in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 8, 2023, during an event marking the site's eighth anniversary of its addition to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.

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Coal mine trains in southwestern Japan

Two electric locomotives, which were used at the now-defunct Miike Coal Mine straddling Fukuoka and Kumamoto prefectures in southwestern Japan, are pictured on July 8, 2023, as they go on public display at a pit in Arao in Kumamoto Prefecture to mark the site's eighth anniversary of its addition to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.

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Coal mine trains in southwestern Japan

People pose for photos in front of two electric locomotives, which were used at the now-defunct Miike Coal Mine straddling Fukuoka and Kumamoto prefectures in southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2023, at a pit in Arao in Kumamoto Prefecture. The trains went on public display to mark the site's eighth anniversary of its addition to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.

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Son of worker at closed mine collects witness of history

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Maekawa speaks about the now defunct Mitsui Miike coal mine in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka in front of related reference materials displayed at his home in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, in this file photo taken on June 29, 2014. On the red banners behind him are words of support written by workers for colleagues arrested for staging a strike in which his father was involved.

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Coal mine accident anniversary

OMUTA, Japan - Participants offer flowers during a memorial ceremony in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 9, 2013. The event marked the 50th anniversary of the country's worst mine accident in the postwar era at the Mitsui Miike mine.

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(4)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island arrives back at Miike port on the island early Feb. 2 after the village government lifted an evacuation order the previous day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there. The returnees on board the 4,900-ton ferry Salvia Maru of Tokai Kisen Co. included those returning permanently or temporarily, as well as construction workers and officials involved in rebuilding the island.

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Ex-workers, Mitsui Construction settle black lung lawsuit

FUKUOKA, Japan - A group of former mine workers and their relatives celebrate outside the Fukuoka District Court in Fukuoka Prefecture on May 2, after reaching an agreement with Mitsui Construction Co. in a compensation suit for pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease. The suit over the work-related disease involves the now-closed Miike Mine, formerly Japan's largest coal mine, operated by Mitsui Construction and two other Mitsui-related companies.

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Evacuees leave volcanic Miyakejima for Tokyo

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Evacuees board a Tokyo-bound ferry June 27 at Miike port on the small volcanic island of Miyakejima, located about 180 kilometers south of Tokyo. Volcanologists warn of a possible large-scale eruption in the sea off the island and a less likely eruption at the western foot of the island's 823-meter Mt. Oyama volcano.

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Chinese sues Japan for 207 mil. yen over WWII forced labor

FUKUOKA, Japan - Zhang Baoheng, 76, walks into the Fukuoka District Court on May 10 to file a lawsuit against the Japanese government and Mitsui Mining Co., seeking 207 million yen in compensation for his time as forced laborer in coal mines in Fukuoka Prefecture during World War II. Zhang was joined in the suit by eight other Chinese who say they were conscripted to Japan in 1943 and 1944 and were forced to work for Mitsui Mining at its Miike and Tagawa coal mines in Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Miike Mine

Miike Mine is going to be closed at the end of March 1997. The photo was taken from Kyodo News helicopter on January 30, 1997.

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(4)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island arrives back at Miike port on the island early Feb. 2 after the village government lifted an evacuation order the previous day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there. The returnees on board the 4,900-ton ferry Salvia Maru of Tokai Kisen Co. included those returning permanently or temporarily, as well as construction workers and officials involved in rebuilding the island. (Kyodo)

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Thirteen Assassins (2010)

Koji Yakusho Characters: Shinzaemon Shimada Film: Thirteen Assassins (2010) Director: Takashi Miike 25 September 2010 Date: 25 September 2010

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Thirteen Assassins (2010)

Koji Yakusho Characters: Shinzaemon Shimada Film: Thirteen Assassins (2010) Director: Takashi Miike 25 September 2010 Date: 25 September 2010

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Thirteen Assassins (2010)

Goro Inagaki & Koji Yakusho Film: Thirteen Assassins (2010) Director: Takashi Miike 25 September 2010 Date: 25 September 2010

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Thirteen Assassins (2010)

Goro Inagaki & Koji Yakusho Film: Thirteen Assassins (2010) Director: Takashi Miike 25 September 2010 Date: 25 September 2010

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Thirteen Assassins (2010)

Goro Inagaki & Koji Yakusho Characters: Shinzaemon Shimada Film: Thirteen Assassins (2010) Director: Takashi Miike 25 September 2010 Date: 25 September 2010

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Thirteen Assassins (2010)

Takashi Miike Film: Thirteen Assassins (2010) Director: Takashi Miike 25 September 2010 Date: 25 September 2010

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Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)

Hideaki Ito Characters: Gunman Film: Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Director: Takashi Miike 31 August 2007 Date: 31 August 2007

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Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)

Hideaki Ito Characters: Gunman Film: Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Director: Takashi Miike 31 August 2007 Date: 31 August 2007

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Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)

Quentin Tarantino Characters: Ringo Film: Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Director: Takashi Miike 31 August 2007 Date: 31 August 2007

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Visitor Q; Bijita Q (2001)

Kenichi Endo & Shungiku Uchida Characters: Kiyoshi Yamazaki / Father & Keiko Yamazaki / Mother Film: Visitor Q; Bijita Q (2001) Director: Takashi Miike 17 March 2001 Date: 17 March 2001

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Visitor Q; Bijita Q (2001)

Kenichi Endo & Shungiku Uchida Characters: Kiyoshi Yamazaki / Father & Keiko Yamazaki / Mother Film: Visitor Q; Bijita Q (2001) Director: Takashi Miike 17 March 2001 Date: 17 March 2001

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Ichi The Killer; Koroshiya (2001)

Nao Omori Film: Ichi The Killer; Koroshiya (2001) Director: Takashi Miike 14 September 2001 Date: 14 September 2001

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Hostel (2005)

Takashi Miike Characters: Miike Takashi Film: Hostel (USA/CZ/DE/ISL/SK 2005) Director: Eli Roth 17 September 2005 Hostel For further information please contact the Sony Pictures Releasing press office. Date: 17 September 2005

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Hostel (2005)

Takashi Miike Characters: Miike Takashi Film: Hostel (USA/CZ/DE/ISL/SK 2005) Director: Eli Roth 17 September 2005 Hostal For further information please contact the Sony Pictures Releasing press office. Date: 17 September 2005

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Sho Aikawa Characters: Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone Characters: Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hand Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone Characters: Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Kimika Yoshino Characters: Female Ozaki Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Man Shouting Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Kimika Yoshino Characters: Female Ozaki Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Scene Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Scene With Hideki Sone Characters: WITH Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Scene With Hideki Sone Characters: WITH Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Scene With Hideki Sone Characters: WITH Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Kimika Yoshino Characters: Female Ozaki Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Odishon; Audition (1999)

Eihi Shiina Film: Odishon; Audition; Oodishon (JP 1999) Director: Takashi Miike 06 October 1999 Date: 06 October 1999

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Odishon; Audition (1999)

Eihi Shiina Film: Odishon; Audition; Oodishon (JP 1999) Director: Takashi Miike 06 October 1999 Date: 06 October 1999

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Hostel For further information please contact the Sony Pict

Hostel For further information please contact the Sony Pictures Releasing press office. HOSTEL TAKASHI MIIKE, [?]

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I, THE JURY

I, THE JURY Writer MICKEY SPILLANE , PEGGY CASTLE, BIFF ELLIOT (who played Miike Hammer] Date: 1953

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S. Korean man tells of experience at WWII coal mine labor

Yun Han Su, a 91-year old civilian who was brought in 1943 from the Korean Peninsula to Japan and forced to work at the Mikawa Pit of the Miike Coal Mine in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in harsh conditions, talks about his experiences in this photo taken in May 2015, in Anseong, South Korea's Gyeonggi Province. He said a number of his coworkers died in accidents at the mine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean man tells of hard labor at WWII coal mine

Son Jun Gu, 92, who was brought from the Korean Peninsula to Japan and forced to work at the Miike Coal Mine in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at the age of 20, talks about his experiences in this photo taken in May 2015 in Seoul. He recalled laboring under harsh conditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Visitors see winch of coal pit, new World Heritage site

A throng of visitors cheer at the sight of a huge winch at the Miike Coal Mine's Manda Pit in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2015, a day after the pit and 22 other sites of Japan's 19th-century Meiji industrial revolution were added to the World Cultural Heritage list by a UNESCO committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coal mine in southwestern Japan added to World Heritage list

Girls watch one of big machines of the Miike Coal Mine's Manda Pit in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2015, a day after the pit and 22 other sites of Japan's 19th-century Meiji industrial revolution were added to the World Cultural Heritage list by a UNESCO committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo