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The Man of the Tokyo Olympics

Japanese · 東京にオリンピックを呼んだ男

Directed by Masaki Nishiura

2014

After the end of the second world war, Fred Wada Isamu (Osawa), an American of Japanese descent who runs a fruit and vegetable shop in Los Angeles. One day, Wada sees a newspaper article on the search for someone of Japanese descent who can look after Japanese athletes coming to the United States to compete in the national swimming championship, and offers his family. Several months later, Kiyokawa (Mitsuishi), the Japanese swimming team’s coach, and the swimmers Hashizume (Katsuji), Furubashi (Nakao) and others arrive in the United States. The Japanese swimming team breaks one world record after another and sets nine world records. It is joyous news for Japan. Several years later, Wada and his wife receive a phone call from Tabata Masaji (Nishida Toshiyuki), the chairman of the Japanese Swimming Federation and general secretary of the Japanese Olympic Committee. Tabata says he would like some form of help from Wada in their bid for the Tokyo Olympics...

Released
11 Oct 2014
Runtime
145 min
Also known as
Tokyo ni Olympics o Yonda Otoko, Tokyo ni Olympic wo yonda otoko
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Screenplay
Toshio Terada
Music
Masahiro Tokuda
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