This introduction by film scholar and Olympic Games expert Peter Cowie was recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, in January 2020.
In 1964, the Japanese television network NTV interviewed director Kon Ichikawa as he was preparing to shoot the Tokyo Olympic Games. The interview is peresented here in its entirety.
In 1964, the Japanese television network NTV interviewed director Kon Ichikawa following the Olympic Games, as he was editing TOKYO OLYMPIAD. The interview is peresented here in its entirety.
In 1992, Ichikawa reflected back on the experience of making the film, in an interview shot at Tokyo's National Stadium, which had been built for the 1964 Games. The interview is peresented here in its entirety.
