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Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

Original title
Tokyo Orimpikku
Year
1965
Gender
Documentary , Sports
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Country
Japan
Details
170 minutes / colored / sound

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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.

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