The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story

(1981)

Genres: Drama

Year: 1981

Runtime: 117 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 山田典吾

Cast: 芦屋雁之助, 根上淳, 山口崇, 磯村みどり, 根岸明美, 小松政夫, 芦屋小雁, なべおさみ, 牟田悌三, 江戸家猫八

Plot

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.