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Tokyo Olympiad AKA Tokyo Orimpikku (1965)

Ichikawa's cameras follow the 1964 Summer Olympics from opening to closing ceremonies. Sometimes he focuses on spectators...
Director: Kon Ichikawa

OVERALL: Draw
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R1 America - Criterion Collection
R2 Japan - Toho - 40th Anniversary Edition

R1 America - Criterion Collection
#155

Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie

1992 video interview with director Kon Ichikawa (32:09)

English (optional), Japanese (burned-in for non-Japanese portions)

Picture Format:

Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0

Comes with a 44-page booklet, featuring notes by legendary sports writer George Plimpton; “Tokyo Olympiad: A Symposium”, excerpted from the Cinematheque Ontario book Kon Ichikawa; and a complete list of winners in all events.

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R2 Japan - Toho
40th Anniversary Edition

DISC ONE
* The Film - 2004 Director's Cut

DISC TWO
* The Film - 1964 Theatrical Cut
Full Credits of the filmmakers and Olympians (stills and text)
Teaser Trailer
Theatrical Trailer

Picture Format:

Director's Cut:
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Theatrical Cut:
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono

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OVERALL: Draw

The Japanese 40th Anniversary Edition has two versions of the film with a new 5.1 track on the Director's Cut. Note it is not English friendly.
The US release has the Theatrical Cut with a full commentary and lengthy interview.
CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Theatrical Cut (169:30 NTSC).
- R2 40th Anniversary Edition Japan- Toho - No cuts - Includes the 2004 Director's Cut (148 mins) and the 1964 Theatrical Cut (170 mins).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 27/06/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 10/07/16

UPDATE LOG:

10/07/16: Addition of Japan, updated US specs and runtimes, DVDBeaver.
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