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Tokyo Olympiad

東京オリンピック

Release: 1965-03-20 ·Runtime: 170m ·★ 7.8
Documentary

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.

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Tokyo Olympic Film Association
TOHO

Cast

Abebe Bikila Abebe Bikila as Self Ahmed Issa Ahmed Issa as Self Yoshinori Sakai Yoshinori Sakai as Self Joe Frazier Joe Frazier as Self Emperor Hirohito of Japan Emperor Hirohito of Japan as Self

Crew

Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Writer Yoshio Shirasaka Yoshio Shirasaka Writer Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Director Senkichi Taniguchi Senkichi Taniguchi Associate Producer Kazuo Miyagawa Kazuo Miyagawa Cinematography Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot Thanks Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman Thanks Shinya Yamamoto Shinya Yamamoto Camera Operator Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni Thanks Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni Thanks Amedeo Nazzari Amedeo Nazzari Thanks Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Thanks Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica Thanks Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi Thanks Claudia Cardinale Claudia Cardinale Thanks Carlo Ponti Carlo Ponti Thanks Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda Thanks Elio Petri Elio Petri Thanks Alain Resnais Alain Resnais Thanks Ermanno Olmi Ermanno Olmi Thanks Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti Thanks Natto Wada Natto Wada Writer Shuntaro Tanikawa Shuntaro Tanikawa Screenplay Kazuo Miyagawa Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography