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2014

The Man of the Tokyo Olympics

東京にオリンピックを呼んだ男
Runtime
2h 25m
Languages
  • ja
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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Fred Isamu Wada
Masako Wada
Wada Grace Miyako (Child)
Wada Junior Tokio
Mariko Wada
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    Oct. 11, 2014
  • Original Language
    Japanese
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