award winning documentary by Maree Delofski
Australian Embassy, Tokyo Documentary film “Tanaka-san Will Not Do Calisthenics” Starting 2 July 2011 If one person can change the world, it is Tanaka Testuro, now 63 years old, who was fired from his job at a major electrical company for refusing to do morning calisthenics thirty years ago. Tanaka has been singing as a [...]
Following the SBS screen Tanaka Tetsuro wrote “I’m very happy. so many people have positive response to my struggle. Each one may have own struggle for social justice. You have encouraged me . Thank you very much. Sadly my translation speed isn’t quick but I would like do to Japanese.” messages below ___________________________________ hi tetsurosan, [...]
Doug Anderson [Sydney Morning Herald 9 March 2010, p.19] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 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 [...]
An Interview with Maree Delofski (Director) at the 2009 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Like a Drop of Water on a Stone Q: Can you tell us your frank opinion about Tanaka-san’s method of resistance? MD: I thought it was very individualistic, very unusual and fascinating. Such an interesting example of how a very small [...]
Opening Sequence Tanaka-san receives Human Rights Award Buddhist Ceremony Singing at the Factory Gate Invitation to sit-in day Hiroyuki Tanaka: Song for Father
Tanaka Tetsuro has written many songs and classical guitar pieces for performance on his daily picket as the factory workers go through the gate. He often writes songs in Japanese and translates them into English. The Harassment One sheet of flyer The Wind Etude at the Gate [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tremolo [...]
From the Sydney special screening at Chauvel Cinema Tuesday 26 August: “I realised as it started that I had a very one-dimensional picture in my mind of Tanaka, so it was terrific to see his personality fleshed out by your film. His story became so more complex as you revealed more about his personal and [...]
