The Man of the Tokyo Olympics

The Man of the Tokyo Olympics (2014)


  • Genre: TV Movie
  • Release Date: 2014-10-11
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 25min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Masaki Nishiura
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Summary

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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  • Takao Osawa

    as Fred Isamu Wada
  • Takako Tokiwa

    as Masako Wada
  • Yuriko Ono

    as Grace Miyako Wada [Eldest daughter]
  • Mei Nagano

    as Grace Miyako Wada [Teenager]
  • Yōsuke Asari

    as Junior Tokio Wada
  • Suzu Hirose

    as Mary Mariko Wada
  • Tsubasa Honda

    as Nina
  • Masato Hagiwara

    as Kitajima Yoshihiko
  • Yukiyoshi Ozawa

    as Hatta Ichiro
  • Ken Mitsuishi

    as Kiyokawa Shoji
  • Ryo Katsuji

    as Hashizume Shiro
  • Rina Endou

    as Grace Miyako Wada (Child)
Sound Miyuki Nakajima Theme Song Performance
Directing Masaki Nishiura Director
Sound Masahiro Tokuda Music
Writing Toshio Terada Screenplay

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