The Complete Tokyo 1964 Olympics Film | Olympic History 

映画監督、市川昆さんが撮ると こんな映像になるのか、、 人体の動きや息遣いを近くに感じるようでとても美しい。

This is a very important sports documentary movie, and arguably one of the best sports films of all time. The first time slow motion close-ups of athletes had been used, the director Kon Ichikawa focuses much more on the atmosphere and drama of the games, the human side of the athletes and the spectators, rather than merely on the results or the winners . This movie broke new ground in the filming of sports events and it set filming standards that we now take for granted, with many beautiful and atmospheric shots. Interestingly,. the world famous film director Akira Kurosawa was originally hired by the Japanese government to direct this movie, but when he demanded total artistic control over the opening and closing Olympic ceremonies, he was dismissed and Ichikawa was appointed as director in his place.

My father was Harold Thompson Mann, the backstroker in the I.M.medley. (1:15:08) I recently discovered this priceless footage, and was both overjoyed and overwhelmed. He was the kindest man you could ever meet or know, always a smile on his face and always in a good mood. He went on to practice internal medicine as a physician in Richmond, Virginia where I grew up. Years later I am now in San Francisco working in a profession I’ve been in since graduating college. (I’m 39) I owe so much to him for the inspiration, determination and kindness needed to succeed in life. He passed away several years back in Massachusetts, where he moved to retire but could never shake the love of practicing medicine. He worked shifts up until his leaving at age 76. Seeing this brings both tears and a smile, I’m not sad, but rather nostalgic for growing up with an amazing person who told my twin brother and I we could do anything we put our minds to. While of course there are limitations on that mantra, it was a good one to live by. Thank you to the uploader, for allowing me to both see and remember my father Harold Mann in this deeply meaningful way. ~ James Mann

I got goosebumps watching this! What a beautiful film from a time when the Olympics was reserved for honest amateurs. Thank you for sharing!

Rosie Bonds Kreidler (born July 7, 1944) competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics for the United States in the Women's 80 metre hurdles. She finished in 1st place in the fourth heat of the first round (10.6 seconds), in 4th place in the first semifinal (10.8 seconds), and in 8th place in the final race (10.8 seconds) after crashing the second hurdle. After retiring from athletics two years later, she started a career in nursing. She is the sister of Bobby Bonds and the aunt of Barry Bonds, Ricky Bonds and Bobby Bonds Jr.. In 2002, the automobile in which she was traveling was rammed by a tractor-trailer, breaking her neck, back and ribs. The injury prevented her from continuing her work as a nurse. When her insurance stopped paying for physical therapy in 2005, Kreidler lived in her car and in the St. Mary's Center homeless shelter. She said she was too proud to ask family members for help. She then became an advocate for better care for seniors in Alameda County. source: the wiki.

私の母は円谷選手に電車の中であった時のことをいつも話してくれました。姑と喧嘩し電車で泣いてるとき心配そうに何度も顔を見る人がいた、それが円谷選手だったし、そういう優しい心の持ち主だったと。謹んでご冥福をお祈り申し上げます。

Hard to believe less than 20 years since Tokyo was flattened in WW2.

I have watched parts of this over and over. It shows sport in all its transcendence - physical, spiritual and emotional. This documentary defies description. Nothing else like it.

This the best quality video from 1964 I’ve ever seen

ichikawa's film of the 1964 summer games. many close ups-shots of player's faces of moment..etc. incredible film..!

Olympic ideals made sense in those days. They were all amateur athlets competing peacefully for their countries and to prove themselves. No sporting brands on their uniforms whatsoever. The barefoot gold medalist Abebe Bikila, the united German team, Americans with their shades and cowboy hats followed by smiling Soviet Union athlets waving their red handkerchiefs at the height of the Cold War. And last but not least, the Japanese finally overcoming the scars of the tragic war. Kon Ichikawa in his well-known greatness and talent, captured it all. This is pure art, pure cinema.

Outstanding musical score. Gold medal performance and fantastic filming.

that film is amazing , quality perfect.

The local Games organization even made a shorter version of the film, but it was Ichikawa's original cut that became a hallmark of cinema and his career - for "Tokyo Olympics" he won a Bafta, the British Oscar, another highlight in a career that, before, had already been marked by the Cannes jury prize for "Kagi". The documentary was also, for decades, a box office record in the country.

This is awesome! Love the vintage footage of the torch being carried through all the cities and the athletes walking onto the field. Thank you, Olympic channel for these films, they are terrific.

Abebe Bakila was a truly amazing runner winning 12 gold medals in competiton, 2 of those from the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. Sadly 5 years later he became a quadrapeligic in a rollover car accident. He would die in 1973.

陛下の笑顔がとてもすばらしいです!!。

The cinematography in this is LEGIT and superior to the other Olympic movies I've skimmed.

こんな素晴らしいことを地球人は、していたんです。忘れないで下さい。

Incredible to watch this artistically-produced encapsulation of the drama of human competition. Poignant close-ups. Fascinating slow-motion. Humorous pieces. I saw inspiration here for directors who won academy awards. Food for the soul here in 2020 America.

lots of people here actually died now, watching these historical videos makes me feel happy and sad at the same time, time flies

Don't forget the excellent music score by Toshiro Mayuzumi, one of Japan's most famous composers.

I love watching the Parade of Nations

Beautiful, poetic Olympic film. The glory of sport and peaceful competition, the physical and spiritual achievement, especially the grueling Marathon imagery. The film's final five minutes moved me to tears. Where are they now, those happy young men and women, coming together in brotherhood at the closing ceremony? ...and the fire returns to the Sun...for men may dream like this but once in four years...

ロゴがとんでもなくかっこいい。

当時小学4年生でした。バレーボール女子日本金メダルと閉会式に感動したことを思い出しました。

one of the very best documentary films.

24:15 What a beautiful acrobatics by F-86F!

at 16:31 seeing my Grandfather right behind the flag bearer of the nepalese team :O day made :O i miss you grandpa

WHen the birds were released, I lost when it when that girl screamed "OW, MY HAIR!" LOL!

Now you can watch some Tokyo Olympics with a full stadium

16:13 Nacho Calderon former goalkeeper, big star, a legend of mexican soccer. The second from left to right.

Love this film!! So much different from just watching the Games in action live, like any other sport. Gives me a whole new appreciation for the Games. History captured and played back so beautifully. Now when i'm there in 2020 i will pay attention to the little things, how so many people from all over the world mingle and mix, the spectators and their cheers, the routines the athletes go through before going at it. I can't think of that many but this film captured it all so well.

Such an epic level of cinematography

今のオリンピックの開会式もいいけど、こっちの方が真のスポーツ大会の開会式って感じでいいな

小学２年生だった、ゴロゴロ道の聖火ランナーに日の丸降っていた記憶あり、周りは見事な田んぼだらけだった、牛がいた

I saw that film on its first release in Cairo, at the cinema Opera. My father, a veteran rowing athlete, took me to see it. I absolutely loved it and loved the Olympics ever since. I believe the camera style was also very advanced for the day. It's very interesting to watch it now and note the differences in almost every aspect of the Games.

A masterclass in film making. Incredible

Thankyou Olympic History RU-vid Channel - This is listed on the "1001 Movies to See before You Die" book but in order to get a copy it would have been around £200 for a DVD!

As a kid I remember saving my allowance to purchase a small B&W TV to wake up early enough to watch this Olympics everyday of broadcast. So beautiful. No showboating by the sprinters like today.

A feature of this award-winning film, and that caught the attention, was that the 100 cameramen involved in the filming turned their cameras to the backstage of the Games, disqualified athletes, and volunteers who were always invisible, something rarely seen on TV broadcasts - these Olympics, in fact, they were the first to be televised around the world.

This is way more better than Tokyo 2020

2:00:11 Zambia actually became independent that day!! They started the games as Northern Rhodesia

The first 10 minutes are insane.... I'm stoked to watch the rest!

Those marathon athletes, I am crying while seeing their foots after finished... Can you imagine??? In 1964, when their shoes is not so comfortable like what we have now....??? Respect to the athletes from the past....!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 And "SAYONARA" in the end, that was amazing... so touching... I believe Tokyo 1964 is the start point for Japan to be an amazing host for tourism after this event... Good job Japan, see you soon in 2021....!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Love from Indonesia....

Great footage of the races and the human side of this athletic performance.

Extraordinaria la calidad del video en todo aspecto. Nuevamente, los años 60 dejan como anticuado y prehistórico cualquier video del 2021.

See you in Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020. Can't wait, the Olympics returns to Japan after 56 years. and some of these old venues will be reused for the 2020 Games. See You in Tokyo!!

This is the best movie i've ever seen 😭

2021 during covid19 pandemic rewatching the classic olympic films.

まだ運動会的な雰囲気があっていい。

The foley art is hilarious, I love it! Especially the smoldering feet on the high and long jump.

Watching this in 2021, admired the uniforms and the marching in of the athletes. Thank you Japan.

12:37 they used the same music for the closing ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

spectacular. so many amazing details & nuances. 2021 it'll have to be

Parade of nations was so formal back then

Fantastic document. Congratulations.

50:38 Proud of Karunarathne as a fellow Sri Lankan and at the same time ashamed about how my country treated him and his family after his death. 😔❤

I never realized the awful conditions many of the athletes had to contend with at Olympic Stadium. As a former long jumper, for three men to long jump 8 meters in a swamp is almost as impressive to me as Beamon jumping nearly 9 meters at altitude.

貴重すぎる映像ですありがとうございます

What a great movie! Many interesting and rare scenes, for example the DC-6 and B707 shots. And nice to see the old Imperial Family in almost HD and coloured. Akihito (I didn't know he wore glasses) and Prince Hitachi are so young! :D

56 years later the games will be in this location of the video!! Tokyo 2020!!!!!!! Games of the XXXII Olympiad

Wonderful video!

Thank you very much for that... it's such a gift to all of us!

リアルいだてん！ 開会式のきちっとした行進、素敵！

Here we go for Tokyo 2020! 🎱🎳⚾⛳🎾⚽🏀

本当は1940年に東京五輪が開催される予定だったけど、第二次世界大戦とか日中戦争とかで中止になったんだよね

The great Bekele inspired the whole continent in this win in marathon. Well deserved victory for Africa!

Slightly different from my DVD. 2020 is getting closer. Can't wait.

We just saw the fastest 100 meters of all time,run by Bob Hayes,anchoring the 4 by 100 meter relay,timed at 8.6 seconds for his anchor leg on a moist dirt track.Even so the experts calculate this time to a 9.5 100 meters from a standing start,Hayes ran as fast as needbe to win.He had won 49 consecutive sprints coming into the Tokyo games,60 yds.100yds.100 meters,& won every race at Tokyo,100 meter dash gold,4 by 100 meter,gold.The fastest man ever to live.

Anyone here after watching the 2020 opening ceremony?

50:04 Here comes Billy Mills!!! His Epic come from behind victory in the Men's 10,000 Meter!

Directed by the great Kon Ichikawa

so cool that in less than 3 yrs the games will be back in Tokyo Japan for the summer 2020 games!

18:39 proud of Vietnam 😭

wonderful show! loved the JSDF making the olympic rings!

I CAN'T WAIT TO OLYMPIC TOKYO 2020!!!

Six months away from Tokyo 2021 I'm so pumped

Oscar Moore ran in the 10,000 what place did he finish..he was my college coach at Glassboro St. in 1973-74. along Bill Fritz...two of the finest men I ever meet.

What an astonishing work of Art! Kon Ichikawa you will always be remembered! Can't wait to Tokyo 2020!!!!

9:40 An astonishing frame

They had so much class back then. This is truly awe inducing. When they are hammering at the starting blocks for the sprints the ambience and music reminds me of Chariots of Fire. I wonder if they were influenced by this film of Tokyo. I wish the human race would reach the goal of the spirit of the Olympics of all nations coming together peaceably to aspire to and reach the human potential.

当時の日本は外国の人をあまり見たことがなかったからね、今と違う価値観があるんだね

I loved this movie. Everything about it. It's AMAZING.

Thank you so much....

See you in Tokyo 2020!

Complete masterpiece. Can we ever get back to a world where art and passion drive our endeavors rather than quarterly profits and "brand building"?

A master piece.

I don't remember this because in 1964 I was a baby. But it's fantastic to see this images... a real time journey.

I see!!! Tokyo did get Olympic in 1964 before than 2020

空に五輪を描くのは凄く大変だったんですよね。

The gymnastics footage is sublime

You gotta love this girl at 1:00:34 Ikuko Yoda, she was something else. God bless her soul

It rained all the time and was called the Happy Games.

This is the unrestored print, which is full of digital noise and audio artefacts. Criterion will release the 2K restoration, as part of a boxed set, in the next few days.

Bought. Back some very happy memories

2020年のオリンピックは、現在世界中のアスリートによって行われています。

I Can't wait for Tokyo 2020!!!

This year they are going to hold the Olympic Games in Tokyo after 56 years' absence. Not a few Japanese will watch Tokyo Olympic Games two times in their lives.