Tokyo Olympiad 1964 = 東京オリンピック / 市川 崑
Tokyo Olympiad 1964 = Tokyo orimpikku 東京オリンピック [BR]

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Ichikawa, Kon, 1915-2008.

Taguchi, Suketero.

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Series:

Criterion collection (Blu-ray edition) ; 155.

Criterion collection (BR edition) ; 155.

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Olympic Games--18th 1964 Tokyo, Japan.

Olympic Games.

Physical Description:

1 Blu-ray disc (168 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 booklet.

Other Title:

Tokyo orimpikku.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Criterion Collection, 2020. c1965.

Language Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Summary:

Documents the human emotions experienced in massive competitive sports as exemplified in the 1964 Olympic Games. Includes shots of the various competitive events, the pathos of the participants' struggles, and the reactions of the audience.

Credits:

Director, Kon Ichikawa ; producer, Suketero Taguchi.

Notes:

In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

LPCM mono, widescreen 2.35:1.

Blu-Ray Special Edition Features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; audio commentary from 2001 by film historian Peter Cowie; new introduction to the film by Cowie; over eighty minutes of additional material from the Tokyo Games, with a new introduction by Cowie; archival interviews with director Kon Ichikawa; new documentary about Ichikawa featuring interviews with cameraman Masuo Yamaguchi, longtime Ichikawa collaborator Chizuko Osaka, and the director's son Tatsumi Ichikawa; New interview with restoration producer Adrian Wood; trailers.

Criterion Collection: 155.

Responsibility: Janus Films ; Olympic Film Association ; produced by Suketaro Taguchi ; written by Kon Ichikawa, Yoshio Shirasaka, Shuntarō Tanikawa, Natto Wada ; directed by Kon Ichikawa.

OCLC:

1356926530

Publisher Number:

TOK060 Criterion Collection