Masters of the Canvas

Masters of the Canvas

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 31, 1992

When pop artist Peter Blake confessed that his fantasy was to be the mysterious masked wrestler Kendo Nagasaki, who never speaks and never removes his mask, little did he know what the consequences would be. Poet and television producer Paul Yates, also fascinated by the persona of Nagasaki, read the article and proceeded to research the possibility of Blake painting Nagasaki's portrait as a centrepiece for a film which would also, he hoped, include an exclusive interview with Nagasaki himself. Does he exist outside the ring and, if so, who is he?

Masters of the Canvas

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 31, 1992

Masters of the Canvas
When pop artist Peter Blake confessed that his fantasy was to be the mysterious masked wrestler Kendo Nagasaki, who never speaks and never removes his mask, little did he know what the consequences would be. Poet and television producer Paul Yates, also fascinated by the persona of Nagasaki, read the article and proceeded to research the possibility of Blake painting Nagasaki's portrait as a centrepiece for a film which would also, he hoped, include an exclusive interview with Nagasaki himself. Does he exist outside the ring and, if so, who is he?
Producers
Original title Masters of the Canvas
Directors Mary Dickinson
Writers

Cast

Paul Yates

as Self - Presenter/Narrator

Kendo Nagasaki

as Self

Peter Blake

as Self

Terence Donovan

as Self

Lloyd Ryan

as Self - Kendo's Manager

Geoff Bartelli

as Self - 'Count Bartelli'

Martin Ruane

as Self - 'Giant Haystacks'

Pat Roach

as Self

Brian Glover

as Self