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Tokyo Olympiad

1965·Movie
2h 50min
90
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.7Rotten Tomatoes100%86%

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The Man’s Picture… Every Woman Will Love!

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.
Olympic Documentary1964 Tokyo OlympicsSports HistoryJapanese CinemaAthletic AchievementCultural EventInspirationalHistorical SignificanceSpectacle

Crew

Directed by:
Kon Ichikawa
Written by:
Natto Wada, Kon Ichikawa, Yoshio Shirasaka
Produced by:
Taguchi Suketaro
Composed by:
Toshirō Mayuzumi

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Media

Questions about Tokyo Olympiad

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Where can I stream Tokyo Olympiad?

HBO MaxCriterion

In the United States, Tokyo Olympiad streams on HBO Max and Criterion. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is Tokyo Olympiad worth watching?

90
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90 (IMDb 7.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). Critics rate it higher (100 out of 100) than audiences (82).

Is Tokyo Olympiad a sequel?

  1. The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece (1924)
  2. The 1924 Chamonix Olympic Games (1924)
  3. The Olympic Games in Paris 1924 (1925)
  4. The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928 (1928)
  5. The IX Olympiad in Amsterdam (1928)
  6. The White Stadium (1928)
  7. Youth of the World (1936)
  8. XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport (1948)
  9. Fight Without Hate (1948)
  10. The VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo 1952 (1952)
  11. Where the World Meets (1952)
  12. Gold and Glory (1953)
  13. Memories of the Olympic Summer of 1952 (1954)
  14. White Vertigo (1956)
  15. Olympic Games 1956 (1956)
  16. The Horse in Focus (1956)
  17. The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957)
  18. Alain Mimoun (1959)
  19. People, Hopes, Medals (1960)
  20. The Grand Olympics (1961)
  21. IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964 (1964)
  22. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
  23. Sensation of the Century (1966)
  24. 13 Days in France (1968)
  25. Snows of Grenoble (1968)
  26. The Olympics in Mexico (1969)
  27. Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972)
  28. Visions of Eight (1973)
  29. White Rock (1977)
  30. Games of the XXI Olympiad (1977)
  31. Olympic Spirit (1980)
  32. O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981)
  33. A Turning Point (1984)
  34. 16 Days of Glory (1985)
  35. Hand in Hand (1989)
  36. Beyond All Barriers (1989)
  37. Seoul 1988 (1989)
  38. Calgary ’88: 16 Days of Glory (1989)
  39. One Light, One World (1992)
  40. Marathon (1993)
  41. Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory (1994)
  42. Atlanta’s Olympic Glory (1997)
  43. Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory (1998)
  44. Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory (2001)
  45. Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory (2003)
  46. Bud Greenspan’s Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory (2005)
  47. Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory (2007)
  48. The Everlasting Flame (2009)
  49. Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory (2011)
  50. First (2012)
  51. The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (2017)

Yes: it's movie 22 of 51 in its series, after IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964 (1964) and before Sensation of the Century (1966).

Is Tokyo Olympiad okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Is Tokyo Olympiad in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.