Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Tôkyô orinpikku (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 50min
- Documentary, Sport
- 20 Mar 1965 (Japan)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Antonio Ambu | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Gary Anderson | ... |
Self - Shooter
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Gerry Ashworth | ... |
Self - Relay Team
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Polina Astakhova | ... |
Self - Gymnast
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Mike Austin | ... |
Self - Swimmer
(as Michael Mackay Austin)
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Viktor Baikov | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Iolanda Balas | ... |
Self - High Jump
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Karin Balzer | ... |
Self - Hurdler
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Lynette Bell | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Hedhili Ben Boubaker | ... |
Self - Marathon
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| Uwe Beyer | ... |
Self - Hammer Throw
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Abebe Bikila | ... |
Self
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Pyotr Bolotnikov | ... |
Self - 10K
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Rosie Bonds | ... |
Self - Hurdler
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Ralph Boston | ... |
Self - Long Jump
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Ann Brightwell | ... |
Self - 800 Meters
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Robbie Brightwell | ... |
Self - Relay Team
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Earlene Brown | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Valeri Brumel | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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| Avery Brundage | ... |
Self
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Christine Caron | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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| Vera Caslavska | ... |
Self - Gymnast
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Marise Chamberlain | ... |
Self - 800 Meters
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Vaclav Chudomel | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Shin-cho Chung | ... |
Self - Boxer
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Teresa Cieply | ... |
Self - Hurdler
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Stephen Clark | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Ron Clarke | ... |
Self - 10K
(as Ronald Clarke)
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Bill Craig | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Lyn Davies | ... |
Self - Long Jump
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David Dickson | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Csilla Dobai | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Jack Douglas | ... |
English-Language Narrator
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Paul Drayton | ... |
Self - Relay Team
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Virginia Duenkel | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Maryvonne Dupureur | ... |
Self - 800 Meters
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Leonard Graves Edelen | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Kathy Ellis | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Yukio Endo | ... |
Self
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Laine Erik | ... |
Self - 800 Meters
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Cathy Ferguson | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Enrique Figuerola | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Abraham Fornes | ... |
Self - Marathon
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| Dawn Fraser | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Mohamed Gammoudi | ... |
Self - 10K
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Renate Garisch-Culmberger | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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| Anton Geesink | ... |
Self - Judo
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Antje Gleichfeld | ... |
Self - 800 Meters
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Ann-Christine Hagberg | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Yuriko Handa | ... |
Self - Volleyball
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Fred Hansen | ... |
Self - Pole Vault
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Takuji Hayata | ... |
Self - Gymnast
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Bob Hayes | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Benjamin Basil Heatley | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Egon Henninger | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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James Joseph Hogan | ... |
Self - 10K
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Aydin Ibragimov | ... |
Self - Wrestler
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Isao Inokuma | ... |
Self - Judo
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Ahmed Issa | ... |
Self
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Ahmed Issa | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Vyacheslav Ivanov | ... |
Self - 10K
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Chang-Seon Jang | ... |
Self - Wrestler
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Harry Jerome | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Jeffrey Lynn Julian | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Akio Kaminaga | ... |
Self - Judo
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Nikolay Karasyov | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Ranatunge J. Karunananda | ... |
Self - 10K
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Nodar Khokhashvili | ... |
Self - Wrestler
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Bruce Kidd | ... |
Self - 10K
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Pam Kilborn | ... |
Self - Hurdler
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Brian Kilby | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Kenji Kimihara | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Romuald Klim | ... |
Self - Hammer Throw
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Gaoussou Koné | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Gerda Kraan | ... |
Self - 800 Meters
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Viktor Kravchenko | ... |
Self - Triple Jump
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| Larisa Latynina | ... |
Self - Gymnast
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Marion Lay | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Dallas Long | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Wieslaw Maniak | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Thompson Mann | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Randy Matson | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Nancy McCredie | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Bobby McGregor | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Billy Mills | ... |
Self - 10K
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Emiko Miyamoto | ... |
Self - Volleyball
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Zsigmond Nagy | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Isao Nakajima | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Takayuki Okazaki | ... |
Self - Triple Jump
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Takashi Ono | ... |
Self - Gymnast
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Mel Pender | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Mihaela Penes | ... |
Self - Javelin
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Stig Petterson | ... |
Self - High Jumper
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Irina Press | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Giorgi Prokopenko | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Raymond Puckett | ... |
Self - Marathon
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John Rambo | ... |
Self - High Jumper
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Wolfgang Reinhardt | ... |
Self - Pole Vault
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Tom Robinson | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Doug Rogers | ... |
Self - Judo
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Yoshinori Sakai | ... |
Torch Bearer
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Takao Sakurai | ... |
Self - Boxer
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Ana Salajan | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Kichizo Sasaki | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Fred Schmidt | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Jozef Schmidt | ... |
Self - Triple Jump
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Don Schollander | ... |
Self - Swimmer (United States)
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Heinz Schumann | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Boris Shahlin | ... |
Self - Gymnast
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Robert Shavlakadze | ... |
Self - High Jumper
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Anne Smith | ... |
Self - 800 Meters
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Peter Snell | ... |
Self - 1500 Meters
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Richard Stebbins | ... |
Self - Relay Team
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Sharon Stouder | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Jozsef Suto | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Zsuzsa Szabó | ... |
Self - 800 Meters
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Satoko Tanaka | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Kanuko Tanida | ... |
Self - Volleyball
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Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | ... |
Self - Long Jump
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Toru Terasawa | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Ganga Bahadur Thapa | ... |
Self - Marathon
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John Thomas | ... |
Self - High Jumper
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Josef Tomas | ... |
Self - 10K
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Kokochi Tsuburaya | ... |
Self - 10K
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Shuji Tsurumi | ... |
Self - Gymnast
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Yojiro Uetake | ... |
Self - Wrestler
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Robert Andrew Vagg | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Aurele Van Den Driessche | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Vilmos Varju | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Guido Vogele | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Osamu Watanabe | ... |
Self - Wrestler
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Eileen Weir | ... |
Self - Swimmer
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Demissie Wolde | ... |
Self - Marathon
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Mamo Wolde | ... |
Self - 10K
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Hiroomi Yamada | ... |
Self - 100 Meters
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Haruhiro Yamashita | ... |
Self - Gymnast
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Ikuko Yoda | ... |
Self - Hurdler
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Yoshikatsu Yoshida | ... |
Self - Wrestler
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Valerie Young | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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Mario Zanin | ... |
Self - Cyclist
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Gyula Zsivótzky | ... |
Self - Hammer Throw
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Galina Zybina | ... |
Self - Shot Put
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| Joe Frazier | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Hirohito | ... |
Self (Emperor of Japan) (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Kon Ichikawa | ||
Written by
| Claude Darget | ... | (commentary writer: French version) |
| Kon Ichikawa | ... | () |
| Yoshio Shirasaka | ... | () |
| Shuntarô Tanikawa | ... | () |
| Natto Wada | ... | () |
Produced by
| Jun Kiyofuji | ... | associate producer |
| Asao Kumada | ... | associate producer |
| Suketaru Taguchi | ... | producer |
| Senkichi Taniguchi | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Toshirô Mayuzumi | ||
Cinematography by
| Kazuo Miyagawa | ||
| Shigeo Murata | ||
| Shigeichi Nagano | ||
| Kenji Nakamura | ||
| Tadashi Tanaka | ||
Editing by
| Tatsuji Nakashizu | ||
Art Direction by
| Yusaku Kamekura | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yukio Tomizawa | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ichirô Hoshi | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ito Giichi | ... | unit photographer |
| Miyoji Ishioda | ... | unit photographer |
| Koichi Matsui | ... | unit photographer |
| Tadashi Miwa | ... | unit photographer |
| Seiji Nakamura | ... | unit photographer |
| Shinichi Ogawa | ... | unit photographer |
| Akahiko Saida | ... | unit photographer |
| Hiroshi Segawa | ... | unit photographer |
| Masuo Yamaguchi | ... | unit photographer |
| Shinya Yamamoto | ... | camera operator |
| Toshimasa Yamazaki | ... | unit photographer |
Thanks
| Michelangelo Antonioni | ... | special thanks |
| Ingrid Bergman | ... | special thanks |
| Claudia Cardinale | ... | acknowledgment |
| Henri-Georges Clouzot | ... | thanks |
| Vittorio De Sica | ... | special thanks |
| Kon Ichikawa | ... | thanks |
| Masaki Kobayashi | ... | special thanks |
| Marcello Mastroianni | ... | thanks |
| Amedeo Nazzari | ... | thanks |
| Ermanno Olmi | ... | special thanks |
| Elio Petri | ... | thanks |
| Carlo Ponti | ... | thanks |
| Alain Resnais | ... | special thanks |
| Luchino Visconti | ... | special thanks |
| Andrzej Wajda | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1965) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Actueel Film (1965) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- British Lion Film Corporation (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Toho (1966) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Dino de Laurentiis Distribuzione (1966) (Italy) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Essex Pictures Company (1971) (United States) (dubbed, scratchy prints)
- Fulvia Film (1979) (Italy)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 celebrates the nobility of athletes pushing themselves to the limit, regardless of victory.
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| Taglines | In Blazing Color and CinemaScope See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Marathon Man (1976). See more » |
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Japanese Narrator:
The torch reached Hiroshima on September 20, 1964. See more » |