The Man of the Tokyo Olympics backdrop

The Man of the Tokyo Olympics 2014 Directed by Masaki Nishiura 東京にオリンピックを呼んだ男

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...

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere TV Movie
Release Date 11 October 2014
145 mins
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
Masato Hagiwara Kitajima Yoshihiko
Yukiyoshi Ozawa Hatta Ichiro
Ken Mitsuishi Kiyokawa Shoji
Ryo Katsuji Hashizume Shiro
Rina Endou Grace Miyako Wada (Child)