Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
2h 50m
Running Time
March 20, 1965Release Date
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
2h 50m
Running Time
March 20, 1965Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Abebe Bikila
Self

Ahmed Issa
Self

Yoshinori Sakai
Self

Joe Frazier
Self

Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self

Kon Ichikawa
Writer / Director / Thanks

Yoshio Shirasaka
Writer

Jun Kiyofuji
Associate Producer

Asao Kumada
Associate Producer

Senkichi Taniguchi
Associate Producer

Shigeo Murata
Cinematography / Director of Photography

Shigeichi Nagano
Cinematography / Director of Photography

Claude Darget
Writer

Kenji Nakamura
Cinematography

Tadashi Tanaka
Cinematography / Director of Photography

Tatsuji Nakashizu
Editor

Kazuo Miyagawa
Cinematography / Director of Photography

Ito Giichi
Additional Photography

Miyoji Ishioda
Additional Photography

Tadashi Miwa
Additional Photography

Koichi Matsui
Additional Photography

Seiji Nakamura
Additional Photography

Akahiko Saida
Additional Photography

Henri-Georges Clouzot
Thanks

Ingrid Bergman
Thanks

Shinya Yamamoto
Camera Operator

Shinichi Ogawa
Additional Photography

Hiroshi Segawa
Additional Photography

Masuo Yamaguchi
Additional Photography

Toshimasa Yamazaki
Additional Photography

Michelangelo Antonioni
Thanks

Marcello Mastroianni
Thanks

Amedeo Nazzari
Thanks

Vittorio De Sica
Thanks

Masaki Kobayashi
Thanks

Claudia Cardinale
Thanks

Carlo Ponti
Thanks

Andrzej Wajda
Thanks

Elio Petri
Thanks

Alain Resnais
Thanks

Ermanno Olmi
Thanks

Luchino Visconti
Thanks

Nobuko Shibuya
Other

Eikoh Hosoe
Other

Shōtarō Yasuoka
Other

Sachio Tomizawa
Assistant Director

Taguchi Suketaro
Producer

Natto Wada
Writer
Media.




Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 1965
Original Name東京オリンピック
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 50m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
olympic games
sport
tokyo japan
Wiki.
Tokyo Olympiad, also known in Japan as Tōkyō Olympic (東京オリンピック, Tōkyō Orinpikku, lit. "Tokyo Olympics"), is a 1965 Japanese documentary film directed by Kon Ichikawa which documents the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Like Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Ichikawa's film was considered a cinematographic milestone in documentary filmmaking. However, Tokyo Olympiad keeps its focus far more on the atmosphere of the games and the human side of the athletes rather than concentrating on winning and the results. It is one of the few sports documentaries included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.
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