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