Afro Tanaka (2012)
Original title: アフロ田中
Afro Tanaka is a 2012 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Daigo Matsui, with a running time of 1h 54m. It stars Shota Matsuda, Nozomi Sasaki and Atsushi Tsutsumishita.
Hiroshi Tanaka sports an intense perm which looks like the afro hairstyle favored by some African-Americans back in the 1970's. He doesn't get his hair done at a hair shop, he was actually born with his hair like that. For freedom, Hiroshi moves to Tokyo. He works hard there and, even though he turns 24, he still doesn't have a girlfriend.
Quick answers
What is Afro Tanaka about?
Hiroshi Tanaka sports an intense perm which looks like the afro hairstyle favored by some African-Americans back in the 1970's. He doesn't get his hair done at a hair shop, he was actually born with his hair like that. For freedom, Hiroshi moves to Tokyo. He works hard there and, even though he turns 24, he still doesn't have a girlfriend.
When was Afro Tanaka released?
Afro Tanaka was released on 18 February 2012.
How long is Afro Tanaka?
Afro Tanaka runs 1h 54m.
Who made Afro Tanaka?
Afro Tanaka was directed by Daigo Matsui.
Cast
- Shota Matsuda as Hiroshi Tanaka
- Nozomi Sasaki as Aya
- Atsushi Tsutsumishita as Mikio Osawa
- Kei Tanaka as Hajime Okamoto
- Kaname Endo as Daisuke Murata
- Ryusuke Komakine as Shinya Inoue
- Mikie Hara as Yumi
- Minami as Sachiko Yoshioka
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Shinji Suzuki
- Sarutoki Minagawa as Shinji Nishida
- Maho Yamada as Reiko Nikaido
- Kumi Imura