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TOKYO ORIMPIKKU (1965)

AKAs:
Tokyo Olympiad (International: English title)

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Criterion Collection # 155

DVD Release Date: July 30, 2002


Director: Kon Ichikawa

Description:
A spectacle of magnificent proportions, Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad ranks among the greatest documents of sport ever committed to film. Utilizing glorious widescreen cinematography, Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a catalogue of extraordinary observations that range from the expansive to the intimate. The glory, despair, passion, and suffering of Olympic competition are rendered with lyricism and technical mastery, culminating in an inspiring testament to the beauty of the human body and the strength of the human spirit.


READ:
Tokyo Olympiad
by George Plimpton
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Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 7.97 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 170 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 | Anamorphic

Sound (main feature): Japanese

Subtitles: optional English


DISC FEATURES:

# New high-definition digital transfer, enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
# Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie.
# Liner notes by legendary sports writer George Plimpton.
# Complete list of winners in all events.
# Symposium on Tokyo Olympiad, excerpted from the Cinematheque Ontario book Kon Ichikawa.
# New and improved English subtitle translation.
# Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.


Studio: Criterion

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