Comments of "Tanaka-san will not do Calisthenics"
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I'm very happy that many people have had positive response to my struggle.
Each one of you may have had your own such struggle for social justice.
You have encouraged me . Thank you very much. Unfortunately my translation skill is low. So thank you for your patience
with my replies.
Dear Mr Tetsuro Tanaka,
I am an Australian who recently watched a documentary regarding you being fired from OKI Denki in Japan.
I found it to be an inspiring story and believe that you are very honourable
in maintaining your values.
I am travelling to Japan next month with my girlfriend to visit family who live in Tokyo. We would like to come and listen to your music and give support, if you are still protesting.
Are you able to tell me the address of the factory at which you protest in front of? Is it in Tokyo?
Sincerely,
Adrian Vernon
mr 投稿者：mac 引用する
Good evening, こんばんわ。Ore wa australia wo sunde imasu. (I just watched the documentary "Tanaka-san Will Not Do Calisthenics" tonight, and thought I'd leave a comment.) First of all, I'd like to say good luck and ganbarimasu.
I've felt some small pressures flowing down from above, in my few years in the work force, but I doubt it compares with some of the working conditions in Japan.
I had heard about some of these from Japanese people I had meet even before I saw this documentary. One such example, being forced to do overtime (maybe 12-14 hours instead of 8 a day) without being paid, if they questioned it, the threat of being sent to another company always loomed over there head.
I thought the connection between working conditions and suicide rate quite
concerning/alarming. [From other sources I've heard over-work can also
put a fair amount of strain on a relationship/marriage.]
Anyway, thanks for the message, and for having a voice. Many people cower
when it comes to confronting their boss, I guess mainly due to their financial
responsibilities, so they continue with their act of affectation/wearing
a mask. I've seen people criticise their boss a minute before he arrives,
and then greet him with the biggest smile. It makes you wonder.
Anyhow, cheers mate/thankyou/domo arigatou gozaimashita. Someone has to have a voice while the rest of us cower in the shadows. Film and music are very powerful medium's at spreading a message _b.
2010/03/16(Tue) 22:20:11 [ No.3319 ]
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投稿者 マック
こんばんわ オレハ オーストラリア ヲ スンデイマス（今、今夜のドキュメント「田中さんはラジオ体操をしない」を見ました。一言申し上げたいと思います。）まず、幸運を、とガンバリマス と言いたいと思います。
I
私はここ数年、職場で上からの圧力を感じてきました。これが日本の労働の現場と同じかどうか分かりません。
I watched your documentary on the television here in Australia. It was
a very interesting and powerful statement you have made. Though most of
us try to hide our heads in the sand to pay our bills and lifestyle we
have built on consumerism.
I was born and raised in Asia, went to school in a private school and from a
young age I have learned to conform and obey. Which I had a hard time doing so.
But as we grow older we tend to do it in order to survive in our society, Japan
or elsewhere. I have had my share of bullying at work from Europe to Australia.
People are the same all over the world, companies, government, our society tells
us to obey the one who has power.
And people are power hungry, the worst ones are those who obey blindly and
have limited intelligence, NO common sense and NO MORALITY.
We can be lonely in our fights, but you are not alone. I admire your courage
and your family support. It is a very tough fight. And I wish you all the
best!
Dear Mr Tanaka, I watched your story on TV here in Australia late one night
last week. I admire your tenacity for standing up for your freedom to choose
whether or not you want to do callisthenics at work. I understand your
desire to have freedom of choice in your life; privately, publicly and
economically (ie. at home, in your outside environment and in your work
and business life). You show tremendous strength of character and your
family are also to be admired for having the courage to support you in
your struggle.
Best wishes for the future, regards, Mrs Ing Scroop.
I was fortunate to stumble upon a documentary on SBS tv sydney last night
concerning you.
I was extremely moved by your story and just wanted to say how much I
greatly admire what you have done and what you continue to do.
Your life story makes me very happy but at the same time very sad as
well.
Sad because it hurts to watch people with great wisdom and
knowledge be treated so badly.
Since I was a child I have always been fascinated with the Japanese people
and their culture.
Mainly due to the technology and animation that your country produces.
I have always wanted to travel to Japan but had no real reason to justify
polluting the atmosphere with jet fuel to get there.
After watching last nites film about you I have a very good reason to go to
Tokyo.
One day I hope to be able to visit you.
However I must overcome some personal demons before I can be in a position
to travel.
Your story has given me a motivation I have never felt before and I hope I
can use it to kickstart my recovery.
Thank You Tanaka san
Kind Regards
Ash Wobee
P.S.
I am an aeroplane fanatic. Especially WW2 era. My signature below is
a lyric from a song by a British electronic band called "The Prodigy". It is not
my intention to offend with a reference to war. Apologies in advance sir
--
If I was in World War II
They'd call me Spitfire
2010年3月10日 17:53
My wife and I watched the documentary about your struggle last
night.
We live in Tasmania, she is Japanese and I lived and taught in Japan
for about ten years.
We are well aware of the problems of regimentation
that all Japanese
workers face. Whether this regimentation is enforced by a
company, or
a government agency, the aim is
always the same: to create
an obedient, and therefore efficient and
non-questioning population.
I
love Japan, I love the Japanese people. Maybe one day they will be
able to
shake off the bonds of bureaucracy. We admired your struggle,
and that of
the people who
supported you.
Maybe some day when we are visiting Japan we
can come and see you in
action.
Take care, and good
luck.
I hope you are well. I watched the film about you on Australia television
last night and just wanted to say that you are an inspiring man and I hope you
keep up the struggle.
I also play guitar (not very well) and I used to live in Korea so I
understand a little of the differing work cultures that exist in that part of
the world and how it can adversely affect workers.
I work as a migration agent in Australia now obtaining visas for foreigners
coming to Australia so if you or your family ever need advice please contact
me.
Last night on Australian
television I saw the film featuring you, “Tanaka-san will not do
callisthenics”.
I was very moved when I
watched the film, and I wanted to take the time today to write to you to tell
you how much I admire your drive and determination. I also admire your children,
and the obvious love and support that they show you.
I especially liked your
song “The Wind”.
Maybe one day you could
move to Australia. We don’t like authority here, I think you’d fit right in
J
Thank you for your time.
Good luck with your continuing struggle. I wish you all the
best.
My husband and I saw documentary on your struggle last
night on TV. We just wanted to send this email to you to pass on our support. It
is a very brave stance you have taken but change can only happen when one person
says “No”.
It must be a lot of work to translate your website into
English but it worth it so we can respond. However on the page “Do you want to
meet me” the link doesn’t go to the map ? thought you might like to
know. regards Val and
David 2010年3月10日 11:49
I watched the documentary film on SBS tv in Sydney, Australia. I used to work in South Korea before migrating to
Australia, and I am 100 percent sympathetic to your experience and ordeal you have come through.
I support and cheer for your righteous activity!
Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone on 3
Dear Sir.
I have just finished watching the film made about
your struggle. I admire you for your strength and determination. I have been to
Japan twice during the past four years. I am very aware of how important it is
for Japanese people to conform and to always do the "right thing". Part of
Japan's economic success is probably due to the rigid control that the Japanese
corporations have over their employees. But it is obviously at a terrible cost
to those same employees.
My two visits to Japan have been to see my son and
his family. He works as an English teacher at an International Kindergarten. He
teaches children from 2 years old to 6 years old. His wife is Japanese and they
have two beautiful children. The girl Hilda is 5, and the boy Simon is 2. Hilda
speaks both Japanese and English. Simon speaks some Japanese and some English.
He mixes them up a bit :) And a third child is due in June!
My son loves Japan and the Japanese people.
However, he does worry about his children growing up in such a rigid society. He
is also a very stubborn person, like you :) He would like his children to grow
up being able to question things and not have their personality suppressed. I
remember when I was there last, about 6 months ago, we were discussing Japanese
workers and his Japanese wife said that workers in Japan were like robots.
In the film you said that your sons never argued
with you. Well, in Australia most children are not afraid to argue with their
parents. I have 5 children and none of them are afraid to talk back to me :)
Mind you, this lack of fear of authority has its disadvantages too.
I was a full time high school teacher but now I
just do some part time teaching. Young people today have very little respect for
authority so it makes teaching a very difficult job here. Just because children
do as they like at home, they think they can do and say what they like at school
too. Not all of the children are like this, of course.
I have read the material on your web site and have
found it very informative. In fact, I will tell my son about it. He will be very
interested.
I congratulate you on your struggles and wish you
every success for the future.
Hello Tetsuro, & Family,
I watched the Film about your
life, on Channel SBS Melbourne, Australia
You are an Amazing man
!!!!
We have a name for you in our Culture,......... You are a free spirit...
I admire you,
& your Family very much.....
You're a Hero in my eyes, & a Hero to many people
around The World....
I have The Greatest Respect For your wife, &
sons....... You have an Amazing
Family
Tetsuro you're Fighting The Good
Fight, And You have WON !!!....
I send You Big Smiles ....... From
Australia
With Respect And
Smiles
Maree McMahon Dear, Tetsuro, When The Going gets
Tough The Tough Get Going
maree galusca 2010年3月9日 22:19
I saw your movie last night and I thought it was great. You are an inspiration to oppressed workers in Japan and around the world. Your family are also great people. Keep up the good work. I'm not planning on coming to Japan but if I ever do I will visit you.
Film I saw on SBS Australia 投稿者：Kimie Chadwick 引用する
My Japanese comment was deleted as junkmail(is it because I included my website and mail address?). So I write in English this time. I also refused to sing Japanese national anthem during my high school days, and refused to attend graduate ceremonies both in Japan and Australia. As a uni student, I was involved in Student activism protesting against discriminations and Viet Nam war in particular. So when I heard you sing "international", it brought back a flood of memories. Both my parents were devoted socialists who always gave to the less fortunate, and I grew up learning about negative aspects of Japan such as Feudalism, discrimination against the poor, women, untouchables, etc. With the idea of teaching a child to think for himself, to stand up with his own feet, I became a teacher in Japan. Needless to say, changing the educational system from within was not particularly easy! So I left Japan trotting around the world alone (this was not easy for a woman alone in 70's) and now I live in Australia. It would be nice to be able to communicate with your fellow supporters to discuss issues reagarding education. My world view, my philosophy may be a little different from those of yours, but I think that there are so many similarities in our approach to our life (stubborness as well). I was moved by your film and also felt that I found a friend. I will post my contact details if requested. Kimie
Dear Tanaka San - my apologies for not being able to communicate with you in Nihongo; I studied in Japan 30 years ago & have now forgotten everything!
I saw your Documentary last night & was extremely impressed by the DIGNITY of your Human Rights struggle against Corporate-Fascism in Japan ... which is even more insidious than Corporate-Fascism in Australia.
Throughout the so-called First World working people are being reduced to
the status of COMMODIFIED-DISPOSABLE FACTORS in the capitalist production
process ... your particular case is a classic exemplar of this insidious
process.
Please keep up the good work.
Kind regards, Joe De Lede.
2010/03/10(Wed) 11:07:10
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Joe 投稿者：Joe De Lede 引用する
親愛なる田中さん。日本語でお話しできないことをお詫びします。私は３０年前日本で学びましたが今はみんな忘れてしまいました。
昨夜貴方のドキュメンタリーを見て強く感銘を受けました。日本の企業ファシズム（オーストラリアのそれよりも狡猾な）に対する人権を守る闘いの品位の高さに感銘を受けました。
先進国の労働者全体が資本主義の生産過程において使い捨てにされていいます。貴方の例はこの狡猾なやり方の古典的な例です。
頑張って闘って下さい。
Chief cook and bottle washer 投稿者：Tony 引用する
Hello mate. Well I can see you are being deluged with mail from Australia.
But I do hope you might get a chance to read this at some stage. I'll probably
be travelling to Ogikubo in August, and if I do, I would love to sit down
and chat with you over a beer or two:)
You and I have had rather similar experiences, and we have reacted in rather similar ways. We've both been sacked for protesting against corporate fascism. We've both taken our struggle to court and seen how they are on the side of the corporations. But we will not give in . We are not beaten and we will not be beaten. We are happy to be ourselves rather than company robots.
I'd love to hear from you. You can write in English or Japanese, but if it's in Japanese, my wife will have to translate for me.
Tony Hudson
Ps By your tenacity, you show that the human spirit is by nature free.
無題 投稿者：simon 引用する
Hello Tanaka-san
I just wanted to say that when i hear a story like yours i am utterly inspired.
It is rare to see a man of such deep conviction, if everybody had these
values the world would be truly just. I wish you all the best in your battle.
Simon
根性 投稿者：Peter (ピーター) 引用する
Hello Tanaka-san,
Your documentary was very insightful. It is great to see that your actions can be seen around the world because of this documentary. I wish you all the best in the future and hope that you can win your fight against OKI.
Having seen the documentary on SBS, you are a very kind person. Although I live in Australia, I will join you in spirit at the front of the OKI building.
Mr 投稿者：Daniel Pranic 引用する
Hello Tanaka-san
We also watched the show on SBS tonight and have great admiration for your struggle and strength of conviction. My view is that people like you help keep the wheels of democracy on track ever so slightly that it is impossible to derail without an uproar from all of us.
In many ways the truth of OKI is how many organisation treat people today - we don't have calesthenics we have cubicles.
Well done and when we come to Japan we will see you.
頑張って 投稿者：David 引用する
Dear Tanaka-san,
I also just watched your documentary on Australian television and was amazed by your tenacity. The footage from the stockholders meeting was especially frustrating and moving. I sincerely hope that this documentary succeeds in raising
awareness about your efforts and shames Oki.
Ganbarimasu!! 投稿者：Kinzang 引用する
Hello Tanaka-san,
I just watched your documentary on SBS in Australia. Actually, I am from Bhutan and I studied in Japan for two years. I was there last year and I wish I had a chance to meet you then. I think you are a very special man and I wish you all the best. I also play guitar but I think you are better than me.
Take care,
Kinzang
2010/03/09(Tue) 21:25:09
ガンバリマス!! 投稿者：キンザン 引用する
こんにちは、田中さん
私は今、オーストラリアのＳＢＳで貴方のドキュメンタリーを見た所です. 実は私はブータンから来ましたが日本で２年間勉強しました。昨年日本に居ましたのでそのとき貴方に会えたらよかったと思います。I
was there last year and I wish I had a chance to meet you then.貴方は本当に特別な人だと思います。頑張って頂きたいと思います。私もギターを弾きますが貴方の方が上手です。お気を付けて。
Doug Anderson [Sydney Morning Herald 9 March 2010, p.19]
Orderly behaviour and rigid conformity have long been part of Japan’s
work culture. Discipline and the “right” attitude promote reliability
and drive economic miracles ? which is probably why we’ve never had one. Tanaka Tetsuro was an engineer at Oki Denki, a Tokyo
corporation, who believed in the work policies that had brought success to him and his
employer. But when a new management structure was implemented, Tanaka rebelled.
The revised corporate mindset demanded unswerving loyalty that amounted to submission. Tanaka said no, refusing to participate in compulsory calisthenics. He
argued against other stupid company policies and stood up for unfairly
dismissed workers. The firm responded by ordering his transfer to a distant
regional facility. Again Tanaka said no and was sacked. For almost 25 years
he has mounted a vigil outside the factory gates, demonstrating his individuality as an inspiration to others whose right to democracy within the workplace is being compromised. One determined man can make a difference.
トング アンダーソン シドニーモーニングヘラルド ２０１０年 ３月９日 １９頁
他と同じ振る舞い、厳しく求められる「協調性」は長く続く日本の労働の文化である。規律と「正しい」行いが奇跡の経済成長を実現させてきたのだろうか。これはオーストラリアにはなかった。
田中哲朗は東京の沖電気の技術者だった。who believed in the work policies that had brought success to him and his employer.
しかし新しい労務管理の方策が用いられたとき、田中は反乱を起こした。会社の労務政策は無条件の忠誠心を示すことを求めた。田中はラジオ体操の強制を拒否することでノーと言った。彼は会社の理不尽な労務政策に反対し、不当に解雇された労働者の為に立ち上がった。それに対し会社は遠くの工場への配転命令を出すことで応じた。
田中はまたノーと言い解雇されたそれから２５年、 長いものにまかれてしまった職場の労働者の民主主義を取り戻す精神、人格をかけて会社の門前で闘い続けている。
This documentary illustrates just how difficult one man’s struggle for
truth and understanding can be.
If you’ve ever tired of the mindless drone
ぶーんとうなる
of the nine-to-five, then Tanaka Tetsuro may just appeal to your anarchistic
sensibilities. As a successful engineer for one of Japan’s many global corporations, Tanaka refused to take part
in daily calisthenics classes that were deemed necessary要なものであった
by his corporate bosses. Furthermore, he was given the option (read: ultimatum最後通告) of moving from his current position to a position in a rural factory.
Tetsuro refuses to move and is subsequently sacked. What transpires蒸散 after this is the story of how one man has the guts to question the corporate world ? and in doing so begins a 25-year crusade to have his story heard at the company’s annual shareholder meeting. Tetsuro also manages to spend his days picketing his former employer’s building; this is something he has been doing for the past 25 years.
What makes this doco compelling viewing isn’t really the fact that one man has decided to challenge the status-quo現状維持 in a country known for its strict and conservative ways. What’s more
important is the journey into the human soul and how one man has never
given up (despite the fact that he’s fighting an insurmountable困難な
battle). If there’s one thing we can learn from his battle it is simply
this: the human soul is a mighty tool when utilised to its full potential.
Tanaka-san Will Not Do Callisthenics, is a moving narrative物語 that captures the courage and willpower of one remarkable man who believes that he can make a difference.
Tanaka Tetsuro was a successful engineer at a powerful corporation in Tokyo.
The young man seemed to have had it all: a promising career with a dependable
company信頼性の会社、, a loving wife and family, and a vibrant 活気のあるspirit that could not be trumped捏造. That is, until the corporation he worked for acquired獲得 new management,
fiercely激しく forcing company loyalty and submission from their employees. Deep down,深いところでは Tetsuro knew that his life would never be the same.
In his remaining days at Oki Denki, Tanaka Tetsuro stood for what he believed
in. He supported unfairly dismissed workers, spoke against company policies
and refused to perform mandatory stretches before beginning his work day.
Finally fed-upうんざりした with his antics, the corporation ordered Tetsuro to transfer to a far away location. When he refused, he was fired.
Since that fateful 運命のday, Tetsuro has been a human rights activist,
standing outside the company gates each morning as employees mindlessly
flow in. He prays, delivers speeches and sings songs all with the hope
that more individuals will refuse to be controlled by their employers.
It is his dream that one day democracy will be restored to the nation,
and he firmly believes that he is making a difference.
This emotional documentary follows Tetsuro’s life as an activist for human rights in Japan. Cameras capture his struggle as he stands outside the factory each day, discusses human rights with his peers仲間, attends Oki Denki’s annual shareholders meeting, and rallies集会 support for his life’s mission. Intimate interviews with Tanaka’s wife and son’s reveal their admiration and support for his cause, yet also unveil their worries about his emotional and physical health as he refuses to give up on his dream.
Tanaka Tetsuro was an engineer at Tokyo’s Oki Denko until he refused to
participate in the company’s mandatory callisthenics programs, becoming
a champion of employees’ rights. After refusing a transfer, he was fired
and has since protested daily at the company gates for almost 25 years.
That’s some hardcore windmill tilting. Australian filmmaker Maree Delofski explores his story within the bigger
context of employee rights in a culture built on conformity.
Tanaka-San Will Not Do Calisthenics is a testament証明 to the incredible
power of the individual. Tesuro Tanaka, a man whose day job requires him
to work at the Japanese Oki Electric Manufacturing Company but whose true
passion is singing, decides to react to the news of the impending militarization
of his job with what’s in his heart. Every day for 28 years, Tanaka stood
outside his factory and, as a form of protest, sang. This documentary shows
how Tanaka’s simple act exposed the corruption of an entire business.
A Katoomba film-maker’s first reaction on hearing the
story of a Japanese man being fired for refusing to do callisthenics in the
workplace was a natural one ? she laughed.
But Maree Delofski was so intrigued by a man who had for 25 years been
protesting his sacking she was compelled to make a documentary.
Tanaka-san Will Not Do Callisthenics developed into much more than the title
suggests.
“I had no idea what he’d be like and I think at first I was attracted to the
quirkiness of it but, really, it was deeply serious,” said Maree. “I think what
really attracted me to the story was the fact that he was so principled and that
he was absolutely determined that he wasn’t going to be bullied and he wasn’t
going to do something he didn’t believe in.”
Maree and her husband Mark Gregory travelled to Japan four times to film
Tetsuro Tanaka’s daily protests outside his former employer’s premises but, more
importantly, to capture his personal life.
They were allowed a level of access to Tanaka that made them feel like a part
of his family.
“The only thing I said to (Tanaka) was, he could tell me to turn the camera
off any time he wanted,” said Maree. “There was only one occasion when . . . he
cries at one point in relation to something that his son has does and he just
says ‘please, please’, so I just move the camera.”
That unfiltered access gave them an insight into a “dissenting” Japan they
had not previously known existed.
Since being completed in 2008 the film has been screened at festivals around
the world and appeared on SBS in March. It is set for its first Mountains
screening at Mount Victoria next week.
It will be something of a homecoming for a film that was created
independently and almost entirely by Maree and Mark, with some help from other
Mountains locals.
Tanaka-san Will Not Do Callisthenics screens at Mount Vic Flicks on Saturday,
May 1 at 2pm.
For information on the screening call 0408 238-586.
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Act of defiance inspires Katoomba film-maker
抵抗の闘いがカトゥーンバの映画監督をその気にさせる
“I had no idea what he’d be like and I think at first I was attracted to
the quirkiness of it but, really, it was deeply serious,” said Maree. “I
think what really attracted me to the story was the fact that he was so
principled and that he was absolutely determined that he wasn’t going to
be bullied and he wasn’t going to do something he didn’t believe in.” 最初彼がどんな人なのか想像できなかった、最初は興味本位で惹かれた、しかしそれは非常に深い話だった、とマリーは語る。
Maree and her husband Mark Gregory travelled to Japan four times to film
Tetsuro Tanaka’s daily protests outside his former employer’s premises but, more
importantly, to capture his personal life.
マリーと彼女の夫は４回日本に渡り、田中哲朗の毎日門前闘い。と彼の生活の撮影を行った
They were allowed a level of access to Tanaka that made them feel like a part
of his family.
彼らは田中の家族同様に接することを許された。
“The only thing I said to (Tanaka) was, he could tell me to turn the camera
off any time he wanted,” said Maree. “There was only one occasion when . . . he
cries at one point in relation to something that his son has does and he just
says ‘please, please’, so I just move the camera.”
「私が彼に言った唯一のことは言ってくれればいつでもカメラを止めるということでした。」とマリーはいう。「それが起きたのは一回だけ。彼が息子さんとの関係で泣いてしまったときでした。」
That unfiltered access gave them an insight into a “dissenting” Japan they
had not previously known existed.
Since being completed in 2008 the film has been screened at festivals around
the world and appeared on SBS in March. It is set for its first Mountains
screening at Mount Victoria next week.
２００８年に撮影を終えて以来世界中の映画祭に参加し、今年３月にはＳＢＳで放映された。
It will be something of a homecoming for a film that was created
independently and almost entirely by Maree and Mark, with some help from other
Mountains locals.
この地域の人たちからの協力以外はほとんどマリーとマーク達だけで作ったこの映画が里帰りをします。
Tanaka-san Will Not Do Callisthenics screens at Mount Vic Flicks on Saturday,
May 1 at 2pm.
「田中さんはラジオ体操をしない」が５月１日土曜 午後２時 マウント ビック フリックス で上映されます。
For information on the screening call 0408 238-586.
Below is Google's translation from Hebrew of an article that includes
a
lengthy description of Tanaka-san Will Not Do Callisthenics showing
at Haifa
Cinematheque on 4 May ( http://www.nrg.co.il/online/47/ART2/100/021.html
)
Red ribbon: the workers film festival
On the occasion of May Day on
Saturday, the festival will take place
in Haifa, the third act. So what's in
store for us?
Meir Schnitzer | 29/04/2010 13:39
Suspended from the
movie
Discussion of the background to the excessive salaries of senior
hurt
the economy in Israel and against American corporate scandals
bonuses,
it is only natural to note at the May Day, Labor Day, which falls
this
Saturday. This opportunity will open Haifa Cinematheque Film
Festival
running third.
The festival is organized by the College of
socio - economic preaches
to foster solidarity among the working class. This
year the festival
will present eight films and a handful of long and short
films. Among
other films will be familiar "dangling" (with George Clooney),
"Big
Boss" (Lars von Trier's), "Tokyo Sonata" (directed by
Kiyoshi
Kurosawa) Soviet classics "Potemkin, Sergei Eisenstein created
85
years ago .
These feature films along with a repertory festival
promises several
documentaries. Intriguing of which is the "Tanaka-san does
not do
exercise," which made the Australian director Mary Dlupsky two
years
ago. In the film about a Japanese electronics engineer who was
fired
from his job 25 years ago, mainly because he refused to join the
daily
exercise organized by the employer must for mission work.
Former
engineer's eyes, Tanaka Tecoro name, reflects the exercise was
imposed
from above a flagrant type of totalitarian control over workers,
which
he protested and continues to protest.
Since his dismissal, and
every day at the plant is stabilized Tanaka
was sacked from preaching for
social change. Armed with a guitar,
wearing a cowboy hat, sunglasses and long
hair, Tanaka seems releases
folk troubadour Bob Dylan's Japanese youth. He
sang making speeches
against the Japanese economic system, overwrite that
only deletes the
private personality.
Director Dlupsky follows the
daily life
Lone Protester's, recently attracts the international
attention.
Tanaka says that 30 thousand Japanese suicide every year, he
believes
that their protest against the system that operates in their
homeland.
He prefers the phrase loud, and hope - of course - his
guitar
redemptive revolution would emerge. Even if you delay, then
the
meantime we made, we expect, a popular hero endearing Mctlm
well.
The third film festival workers, Haifa Cinematheque
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