The Man of the Tokyo Olympics
movie

Released October 11, 2014
Genres:
Overview
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...
Cast

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)


