Kon Ichikawa
Director
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
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.
Genres: Documentary, Sport
Keywords: tmdb.olympic-games, tmdb.sports, tmdb.tokyo-japan, imdb.athlete, imdb.place-name-in-title, imdb.city-name-in-title, imdb.mount-fuji + 24 more, imdb.world, imdb.narration, imdb.stadium, imdb.color, imdb.japan, imdb.ethiopia, imdb.1960s, imdb.sun, imdb.tokyo-japan, imdb.olympic-games, imdb.summer-olympics, imdb.international-competition, imdb.tokyo-1964-summer-olympics, imdb.effort, imdb.sweaty-man, imdb.female-athlete, imdb.competitor, imdb.year-1964, imdb.foreigner-in-japan, imdb.wealth, imdb.olympic-games-official-film, mdblist.collection-follow-up, aspectratio.2-40-1, mdblist.belongs-to-collection
Watch Providers: Criterion Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
Production Companies: Tokyo Olympic Film Association, Toho
Country: Japan
Production Country:
Japan
Languages:
Japanese
Part of 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012
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Runtime: 170 min.
Released: March 20, 1965
Digital Release: Jan. 5, 2024
Status: Released
Certification: G / 7+