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.

Released

1981-07-21

Genres

Drama

Runtime

117 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Tengo Yamada, Tengo Yamada