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Tokyo Olympiad

Documentary 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 ... [+]

Cast 1

Abebe Bikila
Himself

Director 1

Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Director

Screenwriter 4

Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Screenwriter
Yoshio Shirasaka
Yoshio Shirasaka
Screenwriter
Shuntaro Tanikawa
Shuntaro Tanikawa
Screenwriter
Natto Wada
Screenwriter

Music 1

Toshiro Mayuzumi
Toshiro Mayuzumi
Composer

Cinematography 5

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

Producer 1

Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Producer
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