The Naked General (1964)
Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa
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Synopsis by Steve Huey
This film biography of Japanese artist Kiyoshi Yamashita follows his rise to international fame, including an incident in WWII when he declared himself a pacifist and took off all his clothes in public, which landed him in an institution and helped him avoid being drafted.
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artist, craziness, draft-dodger, employment, fame, institution, Japan, life, mental-institution, nudity, poverty, public, recognition [fame], success
