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Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
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The first Olympics to be covered by a film artist since Berlin '36 served as the subject of Leni Riefenstahl's Olympiad, the Tokyo Games of 1964 were preserved as a tribute to human athleticism and endurance in this lyrical documentary. Employing 164 camera units, many of which were equipped with especially devised telephoto and night-vision lenses, Kon Ichikawa was only interested in winners and losers if they exemplified the spirit of competition. Consequently, he focused on the last-minute preparations of sprinters, the watering techniques of marathon runners and the progress of the Olympic torch just as much as the legends rewriting sporting history. Inspirational, stats-free stuff. DP
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Running time
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132min
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Country of origin
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Jpn
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Genre
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Documentary
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Alternate title
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Tokyo Orimpikku
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Kon Ichikawa, Natto Wada, Yoshio Shiraska, Shuntaro Tanikawa
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Director
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