155 - Tokyo Olympiad

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- New high-definition digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions
- Audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie
- Liner notes by legendary sports writer George Plimpton
- Complete list of winners in all events
- Symposium on Tokyo Olympiad, excerpted from the Cinematheque Ontario book Kon Ichikawa
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

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andruini said:

i just placed my order for this one, since it is now out of print according to the new criterion newsletter.

plus, i've always been interested in it.

aaahh! Fuck! I hate when Criterions go out of print, I feel very obligated to buy the film. I mean, I want to see the film, but I wasn't ever planning on buying it this soon. I guess I will buy it though, hopefully it is pretty cheap. Where did you order it from? How much was it?

Incase you don't know what we are talking about, from the new Criterion newsletter it says:


"Also, we wanted to let you know that our special edition of Kon Ichikawa's astonishing documentary Tokyo Olympiad is now out of print. If you haven't yet seen it, check with your favorite retailer there may be a few copies left! You can read more about the film below in From the Collection."

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"After the war films The Burmese Harp and Fires on the Plain, and the widescreen color melodrama An Actor's Revenge, Kon Ichikawa continued his filmmaking journey with this monumental, dazzling spectacle, commemorating (and criticizing) the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Ichikawa uses an arsenal of film techniques to depict the joys and anguish of bodily and spiritual strength and endurance in Tokyo Olympiad, one of the greatest sports documentaries of all time."