- Directed by:
- Kon Ichikawa
- Writers:
- Kon IchikawaYoshio ShirasakaShuntaro TanikawaNatto Wada
- Starring:
- Abebe BikilaHirohito
- Release Date:
- 28 October 2000 Japan ...
- Genres:
- DocumentarySport
- Region:
- Japan
- Language:
- Japanese
- Runtime:
- 170 min / USA:170 min (1984 reissue) / USA:93 min
- Color:
- Color
- Other Info:
- Film negative format (mm/video inches)35 mm / Cinematographic processTohoscope / Printed film format35 mm / Aspect ratio2.35 : 1 /
- Also Called:
- Olimpíadas de Tóquio, As Portugal, Olimpiadi di Tokio, Le Italy, Seido no kando Japan (reissue title), Tokion olympialaiset Finland, Tokyo Olympiad International (English title)
Ichikawa's cameras follow the 1964 Summer Olympics from opening to closing ceremonies. Sometimes he focuses on spectators, as athletes pass in a blur; sometimes he isolates a competitor; other times, it's a closeup of muscles as a hammer is thrown or a barbell lifted; or, we watch a race from start to finish. We see come-from-behind wins in the women's 800 and the men's 10,000 meters. We follow an athlete from Chad from arrival to meals, training, competition, and loss. Throughout, the film c
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