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Here is the theme song from the Japanese TV show "The Naked General" (1992-1971). I watched this show often while I was in elementary school. 日本中を放浪していたことで知られる山下清(1992-1971)のテレビドラマの主題歌である。小学校の頃、よく見ていたものだ。

This show portrays a renowned Japanese artist named Kiyoshi Yamashita (1922-1971). He is travelled on foot throughout Japan, during which he wore only a vest, garnering the nickname "The Naked General". At the age of 3, he suffered an acute abdominal disorder which, although not life threatening, left him with a mild speech impediment and some neurological damage.
3歳の頃に重い消化不良になり、一命は取りとめたものの、後遺症で軽い言語障害、知的障害に進行したという。驚異的な映像記憶力の持ち主で、「花火」「桜島」など行く先々の風景を、多くの貼絵に残している。


とりわけ、花火が好きだった清は、花火大会開催を聞きつけると全国に足を運び、その時の感動した情景をそのまま作品に仕上げている。花火を手掛けた作品としては、『長岡の花火』が著名である(下を参照)。
Despite his hisability, Yamashita used the "Chigiri-e" method of sticking torn pieces of coloured paper together to depict the scenery he saw on his travels, and some of his most famous works such as "Nagaoka no hanabi" (below) were made in this way. Possessing eidetic memory, Yamashita usually recreated the entire scene from memory when he returned to the institution or his home. Because of this, Yamashita is often considered an idiot savant.