Sensation of the Century US Distributor: Criterion (2017) / Time: 156 Minutes
Alternate Titles
Tokyo Olympics: Sensation of the Century [Literal translation]
Staff
Cast
Directed
by Nobumasa Kawamoto, Suketaru Taguchi Writing credits Tatsuji Yamagishi, Hiroshi Maeda Produced by Suketaru Taguchi Music by Akio Yashiro, Hiroshi Wakasugi
Region
1 100 Years of Olympic Films Criterion (2017)
Blu-ray 100 Years of Olympic Films Criterion (2017)
Background and Trivia
The organizing Tokyo Olympic Film Association was unhappy with director Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad (1965). They felt the film didn't highlight the progress of Japan enough and also believed it didn't focus enough on the Japanese athletes. As a result, the movie was recut into Sensation of the Century and released in 1966. Noted on the introduction on the Criterion Tokyo Olympiad Blu-ray.
