Thursday, December 03, 2009

Tanaka film goes to Turkey


Tanaka-san Will Not Do Callisthenics has been selected for the Istanbul 12th International 1001 Documentary Film Festival


Believing he was sacked unjustly from his job as an engineer in a big Japanese corporation, Tanaka Tetsuro has protested outside the company gate every morning for twenty-five years. Is he an obsessive? What compels him? After meeting him on the internet the filmmakers travel to Japan in time for the 25th anniversary of his protest. They discover that in a world that places a premium on conformity, Tanaka-san has found a way to become himself.

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