“Botchan” is also notable as part of the attempted rebranding of flamboyant postwar bad-boy Tony Tani, almost unrecognizable as “Red Shirt,” a parody of Japanese adoption of Western sensibilities much like Tani’s persona. Great study of Tani at this link: https://t.co/ZiJzqNKyLf https://t.co/6cTfHJ8Y0P