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1.Tokyo Olympiad starring: Abebe Bikila, Jack Douglas, Hirohito directed by: Kon Ichikawa June 13, 2000
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In his enlightening commentary, Peter Cowie tells us that there are only two truly estimable Olympics films: Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia" and this, Kon Ichikawa's "Tokyo Olympiad." Artistically - with all that word implies when it comes to a documentary, Ichikawa chronicles the 1964 games held in Japan. The games themselves are less important, it seems, than the athletes and Ichikawa's obsession with body, with form, with endurance, or sometimes lack thereof. Thus, in one track competition, the leader is shown only at the end, Ichikawa instead focusing on what interests him about this particular race. There is very little narration, and what there is, is sometimes decidedly objective, such as a seemingly prolonged musing over the fact that a competitor from Chad must be feeling rather ... Read More

2.The Olympiad Series: The Marathon starring: Abebe Bikila, Joan Benoit directed by: Bud Greenspan May 28, 1992
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In his enlightening commentary, Peter Cowie tells us that there are only two truly estimable Olympics films: Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia" and this, Kon Ichikawa's "Tokyo Olympiad." Artistically - with all that word implies when it comes to a documentary, Ichikawa chronicles the 1964 games held in Japan. The games themselves are less important, it seems, than the athletes and Ichikawa's obsession with body, with form, with endurance, or sometimes lack thereof. Thus, in one track competition, the leader is shown only at the end, Ichikawa instead focusing on what interests him about this particular race. There is very little narration, and what there is, is sometimes decidedly objective, such as a seemingly prolonged musing over the fact that a competitor from Chad must be feeling rather ... Read More

3.Tôkyô orimpikku starring: Jack Douglas (IV), Hirohito, Abebe Bikila directed by: Kon Ichikawa
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $103.33
In his enlightening commentary, Peter Cowie tells us that there are only two truly estimable Olympics films: Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia" and this, Kon Ichikawa's "Tokyo Olympiad." Artistically - with all that word implies when it comes to a documentary, Ichikawa chronicles the 1964 games held in Japan. The games themselves are less important, it seems, than the athletes and Ichikawa's obsession with body, with form, with endurance, or sometimes lack thereof. Thus, in one track competition, the leader is shown only at the end, Ichikawa instead focusing on what interests him about this particular race. There is very little narration, and what there is, is sometimes decidedly objective, such as a seemingly prolonged musing over the fact that a competitor from Chad must be feeling rather ... Read More

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