Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

170 mins | Documentary | March 20, 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.

Tokyo Olympiad

170 mins | Documentary | March 20, 1965

Tokyo Olympiad
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Tokyo Olympic Film Association
Original title 東京オリンピック
Directors Yukio Tomizawa, Kon Ichikawa
Writers Shuntaro Tanikawa, Yoshio Shirasaka, Natto Wada, Kon Ichikawa

Cast

Abebe Bikila

as Self

Ahmed Issa

as Self

Yoshinori Sakai

as Self

Joe Frazier

as Self