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The Man of the Tokyo Olympics

7.0 145 mins TV Movie   2014
Director(s): Masaki Nishiura

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...

Casts of The Man of the Tokyo Olympics

Takao Osawa

as Fred Isamu Wada

Takako Tokiwa

as Masako Wada

Yuriko Ono

as Grace Miyako Wada [Eldest daughter]

Mei Nagano

as Grace Miyako Wada [Teenager]

Yōsuke Asari

as Junior Tokio Wada

Suzu Hirose

as Mary Mariko Wada

Tsubasa Honda

as Nina

Masato Hagiwara

as Kitajima Yoshihiko

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

as Hatta Ichiro

Ken Mitsuishi

as Kiyokawa Shoji

Ryo Katsuji

as Hashizume Shiro

Rina Endou

as Grace Miyako Wada (Child)

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