The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story (1981)
Overview
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.
Cast
Gannosuke Ashiya
Kiyoshi Yamashita
Jun Negami
Takashi Yamaguchi
Midori Isomura
Akemi Negishi
Masao Komatsu
Osami Nabe
Teizō Muta
Nekohachi Edoya
Tamao Nakamura
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