Plot Summary

Nagisa Oshima's documentary details the rise of Chairman Mao during the revolution and shows the Communist Party's struggle and cultural upheaval. Made in 1969 for NTV station, this TV documentary also questions Mao's dictator tendency during the cultural revolution.

Movie Details

Original Title
毛沢東--その生涯と文化大革命--
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Cast

Mao Zedong as Self (archive footage)

Mao Zedong

Self (archive footage)

Hideo Kanze as Narrator (voice)

Hideo Kanze

Narrator (voice)

Rokkō Toura as Narrator (voice)

Rokkō Toura

Narrator (voice)

Lin Biao as Self (archive footage)

Lin Biao

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Production Companies

Nippon Television Network Corporation logoNippon Television Network Corporation