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.
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Writer:
Shuntaro Tanikawa
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Abebe Bikila as Self |
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Ahmed Issa as Self |
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Yoshinori Sakai as Self |
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Joe Frazier as Self |
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Emperor Hirohito of Japan as Self |
| Writing | Kon Ichikawa | Writer |
| Writing | Yoshio Shirasaka | Writer |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
| Production | Jun Kiyofuji | Associate Producer |
| Production | Asao Kumada | Associate Producer |
| Production | Senkichi Taniguchi | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu | Editor |
| Camera | Ito Giichi | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Miyoji Ishioda | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Tadashi Miwa | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Koichi Matsui | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Seiji Nakamura | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Akahiko Saida | Additional Photography |
| Crew | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Thanks |
| Crew | Ingrid Bergman | Thanks |
| Camera | Shinya Yamamoto | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Shinichi Ogawa | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Hiroshi Segawa | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Masuo Yamaguchi | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Toshimasa Yamazaki | Additional Photography |
| Crew | Michelangelo Antonioni | Thanks |
| Crew | Marcello Mastroianni | Thanks |
| Crew | Amedeo Nazzari | Thanks |
| Crew | Kon Ichikawa | Thanks |
| Crew | Vittorio De Sica | Thanks |
| Crew | Masaki Kobayashi | Thanks |
| Crew | Claudia Cardinale | Thanks |
| Crew | Carlo Ponti | Thanks |
| Crew | Andrzej Wajda | Thanks |
| Crew | Elio Petri | Thanks |
| Crew | Alain Resnais | Thanks |
| Crew | Ermanno Olmi | Thanks |
| Crew | Luchino Visconti | Thanks |
| Directing | Nobuko Shibuya | Other |
| Directing | Eikoh Hosoe | Other |
| Directing | Shōtarō Yasuoka | Other |
| Directing | Sachio Tomizawa | Assistant Director |
| Production | Taguchi Suketaro | Producer |
| Writing | Natto Wada | Writer |
| Sound | Ichirô Hoshi | Sound |
| Art | Yusaku Kamekura | Art Direction |
| Writing | Shuntaro Tanikawa | Screenplay |
| Camera | Shigeichi Nagano | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Shigeo Murata | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tadashi Tanaka | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kenji Nakamura | Director of Photography |
| Sound | 井上俊彦 | Sound Director |