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Tokyo Olympiad

Original title: Tôkyô orinpikku
  • 1965
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 50m
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7.8/10
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Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
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Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.

  • Director
    • Kon Ichikawa
  • Writers
    • Claude Darget
    • Kon Ichikawa
    • Yoshio Shirasaka
  • Stars
    • Antonio Ambu
    • Gary Anderson
    • Gerry Ashworth
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    7.8/10
    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Claude Darget
      • Kon Ichikawa
      • Yoshio Shirasaka
    • Stars
      • Antonio Ambu
      • Gary Anderson
      • Gerry Ashworth
    • 14User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Antonio Ambu
    • Self - Marathon
    Gary Anderson
    • Self - Shooter
    Gerry Ashworth
    • Self - Relay Team
    Polina Astakhova
    • Self - Gymnast
    Mike Austin
    • Self - Swimmer
    • (as Michael Mackay Austin)
    Viktor Baikov
    • Self - Marathon
    Iolanda Balas
    • Self - High Jump
    Karin Balzer
    • Self - Hurdler
    Lynette Bell
    • Self - Swimmer
    Hedhili Ben Boubaker
    • Self - Marathon
    Uwe Beyer
    Uwe Beyer
    • Self - Hammer Throw
    Abebe Bikila
    • Self
    Pyotr Bolotnikov
    • Self - 10K
    Rosie Bonds
    • Self - Hurdler
    Ralph Boston
    • Self - Long Jump
    Ann Brightwell
    • Self - 800 Meters
    Robbie Brightwell
    • Self - Relay Team
    Earlene Brown
    • Self - Shot Put
    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Claude Darget
      • Kon Ichikawa
      • Yoshio Shirasaka
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    • Trivia
      The Olympic Organizing Board was looking for a commercial representation of the Olympics, including glorifying winners and the Japanese contestants, and was disappointed with the film, which humanized the games instead. The uncut version was subsequently never publicly screened.
    • Quotes

      Japanese Narrator: The torch reached Hiroshima on September 20, 1964.

    • Connections
      Edited into Marathon Man (1976)

    User reviews14

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    7/10
    tokyo olympiad
    Captures the intensity and drama of Olympic competition and it's nice to learn about athletes of whom I was ignorant, like Ann Packer, as well as to be reminded of the glories of ones I'd forgotten, like Bob Hayes. Still, unless you're an OG junkie, which I, most sedulously, am not, then three hours of this is at least one too many. And I really coulda done without the 30 min opening ceremonies slash Japanese nationalist infomercial in the beginning. B minus.
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1965 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • XVIII. Olympische Sommerspiele Tokio 1964
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
      • Toho Company
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.40 : 1

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