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?

• Release date
• January 31, 1992
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Mary Dickinson

Cast

P

Paul Yates Self - Presenter/Narrator

K

Kendo Nagasaki Self Peter Blake Self Terence Donovan Self

L

Lloyd Ryan Self - Kendo's Manager

G

Geoff Bartelli Self - 'Count Bartelli' Martin Ruane Self - 'Giant Haystacks' Pat Roach Self