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The Man of the Tokyo Olympics (2014)

ALL 10/11/2014 (ja) TV Movie 145 Min
  • Release
    10/11/2014
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    東京にオリンピックを呼んだ男
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

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...

  1. Masaki Nishiura

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Takao Osawa

    Fred Isamu Wada

  2. Takako Tokiwa

    Masako Wada

  3. Yuriko Ono

    Grace Miyako Wada [Eldest daughter]

  4. Mei Nagano

    Grace Miyako Wada [Teenager]

  5. Yōsuke Asari

    Junior Tokio Wada

  6. Suzu Hirose

    Mary Mariko Wada

  7. Tsubasa Honda

    Nina

  8. Masato Hagiwara

    Kitajima Yoshihiko

  9. Yukiyoshi Ozawa

    Hatta Ichiro

  10. Ken Mitsuishi

    Kiyokawa Shoji

  11. Ryo Katsuji

    Hashizume Shiro

  12. Rina Endou

    Grace Miyako Wada (Child)

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Casts : 12 , Crews : 4

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The Man of the Tokyo Olympics (2014) 145 Min

ALL 10/11/2014 (ja)
TV Movie
  • Release 10/11/2014
  • Production
  • Original title 東京にオリンピックを呼んだ男
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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...

  1. Masaki Nishiura

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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