Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics
Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics

Tanaka-San Will Not Do Callisthenics

October 08, 2009 | 75 min

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 25 years. Is he an obsessive? Why does he do this? 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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Tanaka Tetsuro

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