Hafu
Apr 05, 2013 | IMDB 6.8
87 min Watch NowDocumentary
A journey into the intricacies of mixed-race Japanese and their multicultural experiences in modern day Japan. For some hafus, Japan is the only home they know, for some living in Japan is an entirely new experience, and the others are caught somewhere between two different worlds.
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