The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story

The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 21, 1981

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

裸の大将放浪記 山下清物語

Production Companies

Gendai Production

Director

Tengo Yamada

Description

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.