#155/#900: ICHIKAWA, Kon: Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
ICHIKAWA, Kon (Japan)
Screenplay by Kon Ichikawa, Yoshio Shirasaka and Shuntaro Tanikawa.
Tokyo Olympiad [1965]
Spine #155/#900
DVD/Blu-ray
DVD/Blu-ray
A spectacle of magnificent proportions, Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad ranks among the greatest documents of sport ever committed to film. Utilizing glorious widescreen cinematography, Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a catalog of extraordinary observations that range from the expansive to the intimate. The glory, despair, passion, and suffering of Olympic competition are rendered with lyricism and technical mastery, culminating in an inspiring testament to the human body and the strength of the human spirit.
170 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in Japanese
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2002
Director/Writers
Screenplay by Kon Ichikawa, Yoshio Shirasaka and Shuntaro Tanikawa.
Ichikawa was 50 when he directed Tokyo Olympiad.
Other Ichikawa films in the Collection:
#379: The Burmese Harp (1956)
#378: Fires On The Plain (1959)
#912: An Actor's Revenge (1963)
#567: The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Other Ichikawa films in the Collection:
#379: The Burmese Harp (1956)
#378: Fires On The Plain (1959)
#912: An Actor's Revenge (1963)
#567: The Makioka Sisters (1983)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
#155: Forty-page booklet featuring an essays by George Plimpton and an electronic mail symposium involving four scholars of Japanese cinema and culture: Eric Cazdyn, Abé Mark Nornes, Catherine Russell and Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, moderated by James Quandt.
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
#155: Forty-page booklet featuring an essays by George Plimpton and an electronic mail symposium involving four scholars of Japanese cinema and culture: Eric Cazdyn, Abé Mark Nornes, Catherine Russell and Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, moderated by James Quandt.
Commentary
By Cowie.
Video interview
By Cowie.
Video interview
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