The Man of the Tokyo Olympics

The Man of the Tokyo Olympics

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2014-10-11

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...

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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

2014-10-11

Runtime

145

Director

Masaki Nishiura

Budget

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Revenue

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Genres

TV Movie

Language

日本語

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    Takao Osawa

    大沢たかお
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    Takako Tokiwa

    常盤貴子
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    Yuriko Ono

    小野ゆり子
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    Mei Nagano

    永野芽郁
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    Yōsuke Asari

    浅利陽介
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    Suzu Hirose

    広瀬すず
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    Tsubasa Honda

    本田翼
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    Masato Hagiwara

    萩原聖人
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    Yukiyoshi Ozawa

    小澤征悦
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    Ken Mitsuishi

    光石研
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    Ryo Katsuji

    勝地涼
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    Rina Endou

    遠藤璃菜