The Man’s Picture… Every Woman Will Love!
1965 · 2h 50m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an epic pole-vaulting match between West Germany and America, and the final marathon race through Tokyo's streets.
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Kon Ichikawa, Yoshio Shirasaka, Natto Wada
Music by: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Cinematography: Shigeo Murata, Tadashi Tanaka
Editor: Tatsuji Nakashizu
Rated 7.7/10 by 51 viewers
Part of the 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 franchise.