The Man of the Tokyo Olympics (2014)

ALL 10/11/2014 (ja) 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

    Wada Grace Miyako

  4. Rina Endou

    Wada Grace Miyako (Child)

  5. Yosuke Asari

    Wada Junior Tokio

  6. Suzu Hirose

    Mariko Wada

  7. Tsubasa Honda

    Nina

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 4

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The Man of the Tokyo Olympics (2014) 145 Min

ALL 10/11/2014 (ja)
  • 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