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View on Amazon. 5. Tokyo Olympiad (1965) “Tokyo Olympiad” is a 1965 documentary film directed by Kon Ichikawa, which documents the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The film is widely regarded as one of the greatest sports documentaries of all time and is notable for its innovative style and striking visuals.
Jul 13, 2021 · The 1964 Tokyo Olympics embodied the optimism of Japan’s triumphant economic and social transformation in the two decades after the second world war. But there’s little flag-waving in Ichikawa ...
Kon Ichikawa. (Ise, 1915) Director de cine japonés. La infancia de Ichikawa transcurrió en Ise, una hermosa ciudad de la prefectura de Mie. Cuando llegó el momento de iniciar sus estudios, hubo de viajar a Osaka, donde se matriculó en la Escuela Comercial Ichioka. Al joven le agradaban especialmente los espectáculos de marionetas y ...
During the Berlin Film Festival this year, early on the morning of February 13th, Kon Ichikawa passed away. He was 92. Ichikawa is neither well known nor understood in the West as other Japanese auteurs like Kurosawa and Ozu. The latter are regarded having more consistency in their styles, while Ichikawa was versatile.
Feb 14, 2008 · Kon Ichikawa. Award-winning Japanese film director best known for Tokyo Olympiad. Ronald Bergan. Wed 13 Feb 2008 19.05 EST. 'I have attempted to capture the solemnity of the moment when man defies ...
The Kon Ichikawa Story (市川崑物語, Ichikawa Kon Monogatari), also known as A Filmful Life, is a 2006 documentary directed by Japanese director Shunji Iwai about the life of iconic and prolific Japanese director Kon Ichikawa. The documentary also devotes time to Natto Wada, Ichikawa's wife, who wrote many of his screenplays.
An agonizing portrait of desperate Japanese soldiers stranded in a strange land during World War II, Kon Ichikawa's Fires on the Plain is a compelling descent into psychological and physical oblivion. Denied hospital treatment for tuberculosis and cast off into the unknown, Private Tamura treks across an unfamiliar Philippine landscape, encountering an increasingly debased cross section of ...
