Film

Tokyo Olympiad

1965 · 2h 50m · Documentary

The Man’s Picture… Every Woman Will Love!

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an epic pole-vaulting match between West Germany and America, and the final marathon race through Tokyo's streets. Two athletes are highlighted: Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who receives his second gold medal, and runner Ahamed Isa from Chad, representing a country younger than he is.

Abebe Bikila

Self

Ahmed Issa

Self

Yoshinori Sakai

Self

Joe Frazier

Self

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Self

• Kon IchikawaWriter · Director
• Shuntaro TanikawaScreenplay
• Yoshio ShirasakaWriter
• Natto WadaWriter
• Taguchi SuketaroProducer
• Shigeichi NaganoDirector of Photography
• Shigeo MurataDirector of Photography
• Kazuo MiyagawaDirector of Photography
• Tadashi TanakaDirector of Photography
• Kenji NakamuraDirector of Photography

Release date

March 20, 1965

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 50m

Rated

G

Genres

Documentary

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