Kang Sang Jung, the man you see in the photo, is an interesting person. He is a native of Kumamoto and the first Zainichi Korean (person of Korean citizenship born in Japan) to become a professor at Tokyo University.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Sang-jung

Read the article to learn about the Director Yikisada and the film.

http://www.the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002939487