The Man of the Tokyo Olympics
20142h 25m7.0
TV Movie
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Genre
- TV Movie
- Origin
- Japan
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...
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Masaki Nishiura
- Writing
- Toshio Terada
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Oct 11, 2014
Cast
Takao Osawa
Fred Isamu Wada
Takako Tokiwa
Masako Wada
Yuriko Ono
Grace Miyako Wada [Eldest daughter]
Mei Nagano
Grace Miyako Wada [Teenager]
Yōsuke Asari
Junior Tokio Wada
Suzu Hirose
Mary Mariko Wada
Tsubasa Honda
Nina
Masato Hagiwara
Kitajima Yoshihiko
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Hatta Ichiro
Ken Mitsuishi
Kiyokawa Shoji
Ryo Katsuji
Hashizume Shiro
Rina Endou
Grace Miyako Wada (Child)
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