The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story (1981)
Sent to an institution for mentally handicapped children by his parents, he began creating artworks using torn strips of paper. After running away to avoid army conscription, he began his wanderings around Japan, encountering many scenes which he would recreate as torn paper art from his amazing photographic memory.
Director:
Tengo Yamada
Writer:
Tengo Yamada
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Gannosuke Ashiya as Kiyoshi Yamashita |
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Jun Negami as |
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Takashi Yamaguchi as |
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Midori Isomura as |
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Akemi Negishi as |
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Masao Komatsu as |
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Kogan Ashiya as |
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Osami Nabe as |
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Teizō Muta as |
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Nekohachi Edoya as |
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Tamao Nakamura as |
| Production | Hisako Yamada | Producer |
| Production | Takashi Miyagawa | Producer |
| Camera | Kazutami Hara | Director of Photography |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Production Design |
| Editing | Umeko Numazaki | Editor |
| Sound | Takeshi Shibuya | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tengo Yamada | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Tengo Yamada | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tengo Yamada | Director |