Tokyo Olympiad

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 20, 1965

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO,Tokyo Olympic Film Association

Cast

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

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Writer

Kon Ichikawa,Yoshio Shirasaka,Natto Wada,Shuntaro Tanikawa

Producer

Taguchi Suketaro

Cinematography

Tadashi Tanaka,Shigeichi Nagano,Kazuo Miyagawa,Shigeo Murata,Kenji Nakamura

Music

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059817