Release Date

11 Oct, 2014

Runtime

02:25: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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...

Original Title

東京にオリンピックを呼んだ男

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Actors

大沢たかお

常盤貴子

小野ゆり子

永野芽郁

浅利陽介

広瀬すず

本田翼

萩原聖人

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

光石研

勝地涼

遠藤璃菜

Crew

Miyuki Nakajima

寺田敏雄

得田真裕

西浦正記