7.0The Man of the Tokyo Olympics · 2014
The Man of the Tokyo Olympics (2014) is a TV Movie film directed by Masaki Nishiura, starring Takao Osawa, Takako Tokiwa, Yuriko Ono.
TV Movie
7.0Overview
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...
Cast
Takao Osawa, Takako Tokiwa, Yuriko Ono, Mei Nagano, Yōsuke Asari, Suzu Hirose, Tsubasa Honda, Masato Hagiwara
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What is "The Man of the Tokyo Olympics" about?
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...
When was "The Man of the Tokyo Olympics" released?
The Man of the Tokyo Olympics was released in 2014.
Who stars in "The Man of the Tokyo Olympics"?
The cast includes Takao Osawa, Takako Tokiwa, Yuriko Ono, Mei Nagano.
