"Designed by THE OLYMPIC PLANNING COMMISSION" "Produced by THE OLYMPIC FILM ASSOCIATION" "THE OLYMPICS ARE A SYMBOL OF HUMAN ASPIRATION." "The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece." "The second, in Paris, France, in 1900." "The third, in St. Louis, USA, in 1904." "The fourth, in London, England, in 1908." "The fifth, in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912." "The sixth were planned for Berlin in 1916 but were canceled because of the war." "The seventh, in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920." "The eighth, again in Paris, France, in 1924." "The ninth, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1928." "The tenth, in Los Angeles, USA, in 1932." "The 11th, in Berlin, Germany, in 1936." "The 12th, in 1940, were canceled because of World War II." "The 13th, in 1944, were again canceled because of the war." "The 14th, once more in London, England, in 1948." "But Japan was excluded." "The 15th, in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952." "The 16th, in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956." "The 17th, in Rome, Italy, in 1960." "And now, in 1964, the 18th, in Tokyo, Japan!" "TOKYO OLYMPIAD" "On the 21st of August, 1964, the sacred flame, kindled at Olympia, left for Japan." "ISTANBUL" "BEIRUT" "Many runners helped carry it from the shores of the Aegean sea, across the deserts and plateaus" "TEHERAN of Syria and Iran, and through southeast Asia." "LAHORE" "It visited many new countries." "NEW DELHI" "The fire comes to Asia for the first time." "Some who see it are thoughtful, some enthusiastic, and some just glad." "RANGOON" "We understand the Olympic Games are dedicated to world peace." "We understand they are dedicated to the proposition" "HONG KONG that all men are created equal." "OKINAWA so we celebrate the sacred fire of the Olympiad." "The flame reached Hiroshima on September 20th, 1964." "A large group of American athletes arrives in Tokyo." "They are young." "Delegations from many countries." "Never before have so many foreigners gathered in Japan." "Welcome to Japan!" "The Russian delegation arrives on its own private flight." "Czechoslovakia." "Italy." "Germany." "Bulgaria." "The buildings in Mongolia are all European style." "It's an interesting place." "Both of us are up for the shot put." "Finally, the sacred flame arrives here in Tokyo." "SEATING CAPACITY: 71,715" "On October 10, 1964, at 2:00 in the afternoon, the delegations begin marching into the stadium." "Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, is in the lead." "The banner is blue with a white cross, a colorful contrast with the brown clay-and-cinder track of Tokyo's National stadium." "7,060 young people from 94 nations participate in the parade." "AUSTRALIA" "CANADA" "CUBA" "ETHIOPIA" "Cameroon, an African nation." "It's the first time they've been represented in the Olympic Games." "Only two competitors, but they receive a great ovation." "The Congo, another nation with only two competitors." "FRANCE" "East and West Germany, brought together for the 1964 Games." "A unified team with unified colors." "A display of friendship in sports despite differences in ideology." "Germany is followed by athletes from the African nation of Ghana dressed in their native costumes." "A colorful spectacle!" "ENGLAND" "INDIA" "ITALY" "KENYA" "KOREA" "135 delegates from Mexico, the nation that will host the next Games." "We hope the 1968 Olympiad will be even greater than this." "Friends came from Asian countries, too." "Here are the athletes of Mongolia." "NEPAL" "THE NETHERLANDS" "Welcome, Niger, nation of forest, desert and sun!" "POLAND" "SWEDEN" "UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC" "The large contingent from the USA parades to the "stars and stripes March."" "470 athletes and officials from the soviet Union." "The march is reaching a climax." "Vietnam." "Here comes Japan, the last of the 94 countries." "They have toiled hard for this day of glory, the proud young elite of the host nation." "It had been decided to hold the Games in Tokyo in 1940, but the war prevented it." "Five years ago, Tokyo was officially nominated to host them." "Ever since then, Japan has worked so hard, so very hard, to prepare for this, the opening day of the Tokyo Olympiad!" "Peace, love and valor:" "These are the mottos of the 18th Games that have come to Asia for the first time." "It has been a very long, very hard journey." "It is both a pleasure and an honor for us to host the athletes and officials of the 18th olympiad for the next 15 days." "I have the honor of asking His Imperial Majesty to declare the games of the 18th Olympiad open." "I hereby declare the Olympic Games of Tokyo, celebrating the 18th olympiad, now open." "I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games in the true spirit of sportsmanship." "Athletes' Representative Takashi Ono." "FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER" "100-METER DASH" "MEN'S FINALS" "At the starting line, the tension of the runners shows in the expressions on their faces." "They even look sad." "A very long, very tense moment." "One hears only the flags flapping in the wind." "Lane 1:" "No. 702, Hayes, USA." "Lane 2:" "No. 196, Schumann, Germany." "Lane 3:" "No. 80, Figuerola, Cuba." "Lane 4:" "No. 366, Kone, Ivory Coast." "Lane 5:" "No. 56,Jerome, Canada." "Lane 6:" "No. 493, Maniak, Poland." "Lane 7:" "No. 33, Robinson, the Bahamas." "Lane 8:" "No. 704, Pender, USA." "These are the eight athletes who will be competing." "First place:" "Bob Hayes, USA." "Ten seconds flat, the fastest speed a man has ever run." "How much faster can a human being run?" "This ties the world record and sets a new Olympic record." "The bar is 2. 14 meters high now." "Twenty-eight athletes from 19 countries have competed in the high jump." "Now only five athletes are left vying for the medals." "They are, as expected," "Brumel and Shavlakadze, USSR," "Thomas and Rambo, USA, and Peterson, Sweden." "Shavlakadze, the gold medal winner in Rome." "Thomas, USA." "Rambo, USA." "Valery Brumel, USSR, started in the sport when he was 11 years old." "He approaches it with a calm strength." "Brumel clears the bar cleanly." "John Rambo." "Robert Shavlakadze." "He couldn't win this time." "Thomas and Brumel will face off in the finals." "John Thomas." "Valery Brumel." "An excited Valery Brumel wins the gold!" "Z. NAGY, HUNGARY" "V. VARJU, HUNGARY" "N. VARANAUSKA, USSR" "R. MATSON, USA" "D. LONG, USA" "FIRST PLACE:" "LONG, USA." "SECOND:" "MATSON, USA." "THIRD:" "VARJU, HUNGARY" "A. SALAGEAN, ROMANIA" "E. D. BROWN, USA" "N. C. McCREDIE, CANADA" "The ball for the women's shot put weighs 4 kilograms, half that used by the men." "I. PRESS, USSR" "I. YOUNG, NEW ZEALAND" "G. ZYBINA, USSR 17.45 meters, a new Olympic record." "R. G. CULMBERGER, GERMANY" "17.61 meters, another Olympic record." "T. PRESS, USSR" "18. 14 meters." "T. Press has won the gold medal twice in succession." "They've been competing for seven hours." "Only Hansen, USA, and Reinhardt, Germany, are left." "The bar is 5. 10 meters high." "Hansen's first attempt." "Reinhardt." "He misses his first try." "The second attempt." "Hansen." "He misses again." "Reinhardt's second try." "He fails, too." "It's just about 10:00 p.m." "The temperature is 66 degrees, with no wind." "The third attempt at the 5. 10-meter mark." "They have three attempts." "This is the final try." "Can America score its 15th consecutive win in this event?" "His last try." "Hansen makes it!" "He clears 5. 10 meters!" "A beautiful jump by Fred Hansen, USA." "Now, Reinhardt." "The 21-year-old with blond hair has one last chance to beat Hansen." "This is his final attempt." "He misses." "Hansen, USA, wins!" "USA gets the gold medal again!" "The young medical student from Rice University in Texas wins it." "He's studying the elasticity and resilience of fiberglass." "He must have learned a lot from this competition." "It was a very hard battle fought over nine hours." "It will long be remembered by everyone." "Final results for the pole vault:" "First place:" "No. 737, Hansen, USA." "Height, 5. 10 meters." "A new Olympic record." "U. BEYER, GERMANY" "G. ZSIVOTZKY, HUNGARY" "supporting the activity of the athletes are the officials and the grounds crew." "These men are participating in the Olympics, too." "R. KLIM, USSR" "Klim throws, and it flies through the air!" "He wins!" "Another gold medal for the soviet Union." "10,000-METER RACE" "FINALS" "They're off." "Czechoslovakia's Josef Thomas, No. 85, has the lead." "The group is about 50 meters from the starting line." "Ivanov and Boltnikov of the soviet Union have the lead." "They're passing the 150-meter point now." "Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japan, is in the middle of the group." "Tsuburaya is about 20th now." "They're passing the 300-meter mark, nearing the end of the first lap." "They will complete 25 laps of this 400-meter track for a total of 10,000 meters." "A Russian, two Americans, a Frenchman, a Pole, and Hogan of Ireland." "He's running barefoot." "Ronald Clarke, Australia, has the lead now." "Clarke passes the 800-meter mark at 2:09:04." "Canada's Bruce Kidd is in second place now." "Kenya joins the front-runners." "They're lapping a runner now." "No. 67, Ceylon's Karunananda." "Australian Ron Clarke has the lead in the tightly bunched group." "Tsuburaya, Japan." "Billy Mills, USA, has the lead now." "Ron Clarke takes the lead again." "Mohamed Gammoudi follows." "Clarke in the lead, followed by Mamo Wolde, Ethiopia." "Gammoudi of Tunisia is third." "Wolde has the lead." "They're lapping the runners." "Some are two laps behind, some three." "The leaders are running a desperate race." "They're on the last lap." "Gammoudi of Tunisia is moving up!" "He elbows his way through!" "The last 150 meters!" "Clarke is moving up!" "Only 100 meters to go now." "Clarke in the lead!" "Mills, USA, is moving up!" "Billy Mills has the lead!" "He breaks the tape!" "Mills wins!" "First place:" "Mills, USA." "Time:28 minutes, 24 seconds." "Here comes the last man." "Karunananda of Ceylon." "He crosses the finish line, but he has one more lap." "A great shout goes up from the stands." "I. BALAS, ROMANIA" "M. PENES, ROMANIA" "P. SNELL, NEW ZEALAND WINS THE 1,500-METER RACE" "Takayuki Okazaki, Japan." "Victor Kravchenko, USSR." "Jozefszmidt, Poland, a mechanic from Warsaw." "He steps, he jumps, and he's flying!" "Over 16 meters." "He has jumped over 16 meters again." "A very fine jump." "A miraculous comeback with an injured knee." "Will the Rome gold medal winner capture it again in Tokyo?" "Lane 8:" "Ann Packer, England." "800-METER RACE" " WOMEN'S FINALS" "Lane 7:" "Chamberlain, New Zealand." "Lane 6:smith, England." "Lane 5:" "Erik, USSR." "Lane 4:" "Kraan, the Netherlands." "Lane 3:" "Gleichfeld, Germany." "Lane 2:" "Dupureur, France." "Lane 1:" "Szabo, Hungary." "England's Ann Packer wins." "Dupureur is second." "Chamberlain, New Zealand, is third." "Packer is embracing somebody." "It must be Brightwell, her fiance." "400-METER RELAY-MEN'S FINALS" "Lane 1:" "England." "Lane 2:" "France." "Lane 3:" "Italy." "Lane 4:" "Jamaica." "Lane 5:" "Venezuela." "Lane 6:" "Poland." "Lane 7:" "USA." "Lane 8:" "USSR." "The starter checks his microphone now." "Ready for the starting signal." "They're off to a clean start." "Russia has the lead." "America is second." "Italy is in third place." "The second 100 meters." "Russia is still ahead." "The third relay." "America is moving up." "Russia in the lead." "Poland is coming up now!" "Now the final relay." "America is behind, but the last runner is Hayes." "France in the lead, but here comes Bob Hayes!" "Hayes is ahead!" "America is in the lead!" "He's crossed the finish line!" "America wins!" "First place:" "USA." "Time:39 seconds." "A new Olympic and a new world record." "Second place:" "Poland, 39.03 seconds." "A new Olympic record." "Third place:" "France, 39.03 seconds." "A new Olympic record." "Fourth place:" "Jamaica." "Fifth:" "USSR." "Both new Olympic records." "And sixth and seventh place tie the old Olympic record." "The press center is located at the front of the stadium." "More than 100 reporters send news to their countries from here." "It is also telecast by satellite throughout the world, a first for the Tokyo Olympics." "Sunday, October 18th." "3:10 p.m." "Rain." "Temperature, 56 degrees." "Humidity, 97%" "Northerly wind at 1.8 meters." "Men's long-jump finals." "Hiroomi Yamada, Japan." "Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, USSR." "Ralph Boston, USA." "Lynn Davis, Great Britain." "It's over 8 meters!" "8.07m!" "A 22-year-old rising star!" "He beats Boston, USA, and Ter-Ovanesyan, USSR." "An unexpected gold medal for England." "80-METER HURDLES-FINALS" "R. BONDS, USA" "I. PRESS, USSR" "P. KILBORN, AUSTRALIA" "K. BALZER, GERMANY" "T. CIEPLA, POLAND" "IKUKO YODA, JAPAN" "Balzer, Ciepla and Kilborn hit the tape!" "Yoda of Japan loses!" "The Rising sun flag will not fly." "But she ran and jumped her best." "Victory ceremony, women's 80-meter hurdle finals." "First place:" "Balzer, Germany." "Second place:" "Ciepla, Poland." "Third place:" "Kilborn, Australia." "To honor Balzer, the winner, a tune will be played for the glory of the united German team, and the team's Olympic flag will be raised." "V. CASLAVSKA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA" "L. LATYNINA, USSR" "P. ASTAKHOVA, USSR" "HARUHIRO YAMASHITA, JAPAN" "SHUJI TSURUMI, JAPAN" "TAKUJI HAYATA, JAPAN" "YUKIO ENDO, JAPAN" "B. SHAKHLIN, USSR" "TAKASHI ONO, JAPAN" "YUKIO ENDO, JAPAN" "He's come here from Chad, a four-year-old nation being represented at the Games for the first time." "He came with another athlete and an official." "His name is Ahamed Isa." "He's 22 years old." "He's much older than his country." "His father, a chief, died of smallpox." "At 13 years old, he began to run races at school." "He ran barefoot then." "Later his teacher gave him spiked shoes." "He hopes to teach physical education in the future." "He's studying for it now." "He's up for the 800-meter race." "Oda Field at the west end of camp." "It has an area of 16,752 square meters." "Athletes train here every day." "He speaks one of the many dialects of Arabic." "Isa will go home right after the closing ceremony." "His country is not yet very rich." "Though he may never be in Japan again, he has no time for sightseeing." "So, when he passed the preliminary, he was glad." "He felt rewarded." "The semifinals will be held today." "Eight men out of 24 will run in the final race." "How wonderful it would be if he could be one of them." "He tries not to think about that." "All he can do right now is run." "The Republic of Chad lies in Central Africa, south of the Sahara and west of Lake Chad." "It is three times as wide as Japan." "Half of it is desert." "He's always alone." "He must be lonely." "But for now he is calm and content." "The camp dining room is lively at night." "MEN'S 100-METER FREESTYLE FINALS" "McGregor, England, in the lead." "Austin, USA, in lane 6 is pulling up!" "Schollander, USA, in lane 4." "Don Schollander wins!" "First place:" "Lane 4, Schollander, USA." "Time:53.4 seconds, a new Olympic record." "WOMEN'S 100-METER BACKSTROKE FINALS" "Caron, France." "Ferguson, USA." "Wier, Canada." "Tanaka, Japan." "Tanaka in lane 7 takes a slight lead." "Caron, France." "Duenkel, USA." "Caron leading in lane 4." "Japan's Tanaka is a little behind." "Caron has the lead." "Ferguson's closing in!" "Tanaka's giving it her all." "First place:" "Ferguson." "Second place:" "Caron." "Third place:" "Duenkel." "Japan's Tanaka is fourth." "She swam well!" "The results." "First place:" "Lane 5, Ferguson, USA." "Time, 1 minute 7.7 seconds." "This is a new Olympic and a new world record." "MEN'S 400-METER MEDLEY-RELAY FINALS" "USA in lane 4." "Harold Mann swimming a superb race." "It's very close." "America's off to a great start." "USA's Bill Craig." "America's falling a little behind." "Germany's Henninger and Prokopenko of the USSR." "Fifteen meters to go." "USA, Germany and Russia in that order." "Japan is fifth now." "The three leading countries in a close race." "A big splash, and now it's the butterfly stroke." "Fred Schmidt, USA." "Gregor, Germany, in second." "Nakajima of Japan coming up!" "USA in the lead, with Germany and Russia following close behind." "USA ahead by a body length." "They've passed the 275-meter point." "America in first place, with Germany second and Russia third." "Australia's Berry is pouring it on!" "Steve Clark, USA." "Clark, the anchor man, swimming for the USA team." "The United states team wins!" "First place:" "Lane 4, USA team." "Time, 3 minutes 58.4 seconds." "A new world record and a new Olympic record." "Lane 3:" "Lay, Canada." "Lane 4:" "Fraser, Australia." "WOMEN'S 100-METER FREESTYLE FINALS" "Lane 5:" "Stouder, USA." "Lane 6:" "Bell, Australia." "Lane 7:" "Dobai, Hungary." "Lane 8:" "Hagberg, Sweden." "Fraser pulls out in front." "Stouder tries to catch her." "Fraser turns to the left to take her first breath and faces Stouder, taking her first breath on her right." "They lead the swimmer in third place by half a body length." "First place:" "Fraser." "Second place:" "Stouder." "Third place:" "Ellis, USA." "Fraser has won three consecutive gold medals for the first time in history." "There are three moves in weight lifting." "In the press, the bar is lifted to shoulder height, and then, without bouncing, pressed to the overhead position." "In the snatch, the bar is lifted from the floor to the overhead position in one fluid motion." "In the jerk, the bar is thrust overhead from shoulder height while the athlete lunges into a split position with the legs." "The total weight lifted in the above three moves is the lifter's score." "FREESTYLE" "FEATHERWEIGHT FINALS" "O. WATANABE, JAPAN vs. N. KHOKHASHIVILI, USSR" "Watanabe makes his move and lifts his opponent in the air." "He scores a point." "Khokhashivili struggles to break free, but Watanabe holds on." "Watanabe scores another point." "It's looking good for Watanabe." "FLYWEIGHT FINALS" "Y. YOSHIDA, JAPAN vs. C. CHANG, KOREA" "The crowd's very excited." "Yoshida has scored two points." "He's full of fighting spirit." "He's trying to pin Chang from the back, while Chang tries to get away." "Yoshida wins." "BANTAMWEIGHT FINALS" "Y. UETAKE, JAPAN vs. A. IBRAGIMOV, USSR" "Recent training in the United states has improved Uetake's style, who was already known for his speed and balance." "He's on the attack against Ibragimov, last year's world champion, while Ibragimov tries to shield himself from Uetake's offense." "Uetake wins." "We've just witnessed the Japanese fighting spirit, as well as great concentration and mental focus." "Sakurai drives with his right as Chung tries to draw back." "Sakurai has awesome strength!" "He attacks with a right, then a left." "Sakurai wins." "HEAVYWEIGHT FINALS" "K. INOKUMA, JAPAN vs. A. ROGERS, CANADA" "Inokuma slowly moves in on Rogers." "Inokuma is 5'8" and weighs 192 lbs." "Rogers is 6'2" and weighs 271 lbs." "Japan's Nakatani, flyweight, and Okano, middleweight, win gold medals." "Here's Inokuma's best move." "Inokuma wins a third gold medal for Japan in the judo events." "Balzer, Ciepla and Kilborn hit the tape!" "Yoda of Japan loses!" "The Rising sun flag will not fly." "But she ran and jumped her best." "Victory ceremony, women's 80-meter hurdle finals." "First place:" "Balzer, Germany." "Second place:" "Ciepla, Poland." "Third place:" "Kilborn, Australia." "To honor Balzer, the winner, a tune will be played for the glory of the united German team, and the team's Olympic flag will be raised." "V. CASLAVSKA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA" "L. LATYNINA, USSR" "P. ASTAKHOVA, USSR" "HARUHIRO YAMASHITA, JAPAN" "SHUJI TSURUMI, JAPAN" "TAKUJI HAYATA, JAPAN" "YUKIO ENDO, JAPAN" "B. SHAKHLIN, USSR" "TAKASHI ONO, JAPAN" "YUKIO ENDO, JAPAN" "He's come here from Chad, a four-year-old nation being represented at the Games for the first time." "He came with another athlete and an official." "His name is Ahamed Isa." "He's 22 years old." "He's much older than his country." "His father, a chief, died of smallpox." "At 13 years old, he began to run races at school." "He ran barefoot then." "Later his teacher gave him spiked shoes." "He hopes to teach physical education in the future." "He's studying for it now." "He's up for the 800-meter race." "Oda Field at the west end of camp." "It has an area of 16,752 square meters." "Athletes train here every day." "He speaks one of the many dialects of Arabic." "Isa will go home right after the closing ceremony." "His country is not yet very rich." "Though he may never be in Japan again, he has no time for sightseeing." "So, when he passed the preliminary, he was glad." "He felt rewarded." "The semifinals will be held today." "Eight men out of 24 will run in the final race." "How wonderful it would be if he could be one of them." "He tries not to think about that." "All he can do right now is run." "The Republic of Chad lies in Central Africa, south of the Sahara and west of Lake Chad." "It is three times as wide as Japan." "Half of it is desert." "He's always alone." "He must be lonely." "But for now he is calm and content." "The camp dining room is lively at night." "MEN'S 100-METER FREESTYLE FINALS" "McGregor, England, in the lead." "Austin, USA, in lane 6 is pulling up!" "Schollander, USA, in lane 4." "Don Schollander wins!" "First place:" "Lane 4, Schollander, USA." "Time:53.4 seconds, a new Olympic record." "WOMEN'S 100-METER BACKSTROKE FINALS" "Caron, France." "Ferguson, USA." "Wier, Canada." "Tanaka, Japan." "Tanaka in lane 7 takes a slight lead." "Caron, France." "Duenkel, USA." "Caron leading in lane 4." "Japan's Tanaka is a little behind." "Caron has the lead." "Ferguson's closing in!" "Tanaka's giving it her all." "First place:" "Ferguson." "Second place:" "Caron." "Third place:" "Duenkel." "Japan's Tanaka is fourth." "She swam well!" "The results." "First place:" "Lane 5, Ferguson, USA." "Time, 1 minute 7.7 seconds." "This is a new Olympic and a new world record." "MEN'S 400-METER MEDLEY-RELAY FINALS" "USA in lane 4." "Harold Mann swimming a superb race." "It's very close." "America's off to a great start." "USA's Bill Craig." "America's falling a little behind." "Germany's Henninger and Prokopenko of the USSR." "Fifteen meters to go." "USA, Germany and Russia in that order." "Japan is fifth now." "The three leading countries in a close race." "A big splash, and now it's the butterfly stroke." "Fred Schmidt, USA." "Gregor, Germany, in second." "Nakajima of Japan coming up!" "USA in the lead, with Germany and Russia following close behind." "USA ahead by a body length." "They've passed the 275-meter point." "America in first place, with Germany second and Russia third." "Australia's Berry is pouring it on!" "Steve Clark, USA." "Clark, the anchor man, swimming for the USA team." "The United states team wins!" "First place:" "Lane 4, USA team." "Time, 3 minutes 58.4 seconds." "A new world record and a new Olympic record." "Lane 3:" "Lay, Canada." "Lane 4:" "Fraser, Australia." "WOMEN'S 100-METER FREESTYLE FINALS" "Lane 5:" "Stouder, USA." "Lane 6:" "Bell, Australia." "Lane 7:" "Dobai, Hungary." "Lane 8:" "Hagberg, Sweden." "Fraser pulls out in front." "Stouder tries to catch her." "Fraser turns to the left to take her first breath and faces Stouder, taking her first breath on her right." "They lead the swimmer in third place by half a body length." "First place:" "Fraser." "Second place:" "Stouder." "Third place:" "Ellis, USA." "Fraser has won three consecutive gold medals for the first time in history." "There are three moves in weight lifting." "In the press, the bar is lifted to shoulder height, and then, without bouncing, pressed to the overhead position." "In the snatch, the bar is lifted from the floor to the overhead position in one fluid motion." "In the jerk, the bar is thrust overhead from shoulder height while the athlete lunges into a split position with the legs." "The total weight lifted in the above three moves is the lifter's score." "FREESTYLE" "FEATHERWEIGHT FINALS" "O. WATANABE, JAPAN vs. N. KHOKHASHIVILI, USSR" "Watanabe makes his move and lifts his opponent in the air." "He scores a point." "Khokhashivili struggles to break free, but Watanabe holds on." "Watanabe scores another point." "It's looking good for Watanabe." "FLYWEIGHT FINALS" "Y. YOSHIDA, JAPAN vs. C. CHANG, KOREA" "The crowd's very excited." "Yoshida has scored two points." "He's full of fighting spirit." "He's trying to pin Chang from the back, while Chang tries to get away." "Yoshida wins." "BANTAMWEIGHT FINALS" "Y. UETAKE, JAPAN vs. A. IBRAGIMOV, USSR" "Recent training in the United states has improved Uetake's style, who was already known for his speed and balance." "He's on the attack against Ibragimov, last year's world champion, while Ibragimov tries to shield himself from Uetake's offense." "Uetake wins." "We've just witnessed the Japanese fighting spirit, as well as great concentration and mental focus." "Sakurai drives with his right as Chung tries to draw back." "Sakurai has awesome strength!" "He attacks with a right, then a left." "Sakurai wins." "HEAVYWEIGHT FINALS" "K. INOKUMA, JAPAN vs. A. ROGERS, CANADA" "Inokuma slowly moves in on Rogers." "Inokuma is 5'8" and weighs 192 lbs." "Rogers is 6'2" and weighs 271 lbs." "Japan's Nakatani, flyweight, and Okano, middleweight, win gold medals." "Here's Inokuma's best move." "Inokuma wins a third gold medal for Japan in the judo events." "THE OPEN DIVISION" "A. KAMINAGA, JAPAN vs. A. GEESINK, THE NETHERLANDS" "Geesink wins!" "A gold medal for Geesink." "The world champion." "Kaminaga once again the runner-up." "Geesink has won the Olympic championship." "SHOOTING" "FREE RIFLE" "Over a period of 6 1/2 hours, the riflemen shoot 120 shots each." "The target is 300 meters away." "The competitors bring their lunch with them." "FIRST PLACE:" "GARYANDERSON, USA" "A wave of colorful shirts flows along the river and across the bridge like a rushing stream ora blast of wind." "Each lap in the course for the individual cycle road race is approximately 24 kilometers long." "The riders cover the course eight times at an average speed of 41 kilometers per hour." "A total distance of 194.8 kilometers in a time of 4.5 hours." "It's never easy, though it looks nice and simple." "It's one of the most popular sports in Europe." "FIRST PLACE:" "M. ZANIN, ITALY" "SOCCER FINALS" "HUNGARY vs. CZECHOSLOVAKIA" "INDIVIDUAL HORSE JUMPING" "BASKETBALL FINALS" "USA vs. USSR" "WATER POLO FINALS" "HUNGARY vs. USSR" "FIELD HOCKEY FINALS" "INDIA vs. PAKISTAN" "Japan won the first set 15-11 and the second set 15-8." "Volleyball finals between the USSR and Japan!" "They're battling now in the third set." "Japan is leading, 8-2." "Japan's point." "The third set, 13-9." "Matsumura smashes!" "Japan has finally got the match point." "But the USSR's Ryskal saves her team with a blistering return." "Ryskal, the USSR's top player, serves the ball." "She's 20 years old, 5'9", 159 lbs." "Kanda, then Matsumura." "Tanida touches the net." "Russia's point." "Ryskal serves." "Handa receives." "Isobe sets up for the return." "Matsumura smashes!" "Japan's second match point." "Matsumura, 5'7", serves the ball." "It's Russia's serve." "Kamenek smashes." "Russia's point." "Mishak, USSR." "USSR's point again." "Japan receives." "Tanida hits." "Biltauer, then Ryskal." "Handa." "Osobe." "It's over the net." "Russia's point." "Russia is catching up." "14-13,Japan is still ahead." "Isobe hits the ball." "Miyamoto smashes." "Ryskal returns." "Isobe's waiting." "She smashes!" "Japan gets the serve." "It's Japan's sixth match point for a gold medal." "Left-handed Miyamoto has the serve." "Miyamoto serves." "Russians return and- the judge's whistle!" "Over the net!" "The soviet team is over the net!" "Japan wins!" "Canoeing on quiet Lake Sagami." "50-KILOMETER WALKING RACE" "The rule in the walking race is that one foot may be lifted only after the other foot is on the ground." "Both feet may not be off the ground simultaneously." "To cover 50 kilometers in this fashion and in the rain is difficult and frustrating." "FIRST PLACE:" "A. PAMICH, ITALY" "SECOND PLACE:" "V. NIHILL, ENGLAND" "PENTATHLON" "October 11" "HORSEMANSHIP" "October 12" "FENCING" "October 13" "SHOOTING" "October 14-SWIMMING" "October 15" "CROSS-COUNTRY RACE" "Five events in five days." "The athletes came and participated, only to leave once again." "What remains is the story of this lone athlete." "He placed 37th in the competition." "We can only surmise what he might have learned from his hard experience." "He alone swam the breaststroke on the fourth day because his shoulder was injured, so he couldn't do a crawl." "In every Olympiad, the marathon is the climax of the Games." "So it is in Tokyo as it was in ancient Greece." "The approximately 40-kilometer race will be held on this highway." "Traffic has been rerouted." "The course is empty." "But running on pavement is difficult compared to running on a prepared track." "They're ready to run this very great distance of 42. 195 kilometers." "The current best time of 2:13:55 was set by England's Benjamin Heatley." "The best Olympic time is currently 2:15:16.2, set by Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila in Rome." "Quite a fast start." "Great athletes from all over the world, each one the best in his country." "A red uniform in the lead." "They're already spreading out." "Hedhili Ben Boubaker leading." "The trailers are 80 meters back." "Who knows what kind of a race this will turn out to be?" "The athletes leave the track and exit the stadium." "Is the blanket wrapped around that concrete post to prevent injury?" "It's cloudy and warm, with rather high humidity." "Ronald Clarke, Australia." "James Hogan, Ireland." "Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia." "Hedhili Ben Boubaker, Tunisia." "Ronald Hill, England." "Antonio Ambu, Italy." "Jozsef Suetoe, Hungary." "Robert Vagg, Australia." "Demissie Wolde, Ethiopia." "Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japan." "At the turn, it's Abebe." "Distance from the stadium:" "20,741.77 meters." "Abebe of Ethiopia makes the turn." "He's five meters ahead of Ireland's Hogan." "Abebe leads." "Here's Tsuburaya of Japan." "He's fifth to make the turn, 600 meters behind Abebe." "Kimihara, Japan, and Mills, USA." "No. 76, Terasawa of Japan." "The final runner, Bahadur of Nepal, lags about five kilometers behind, followed by an ambulance." "At 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 kilometers, stands are set up with cold drinks and sponges for the runners." "Clarke is an accountant at a printing company." "Raymond Puckett is a carpenter." "Abraham Fornes is a mechanic." "Tsuburaya of Japan is second." "About 4 kilometers to go." "Suetoe of Hungary and Heatley and Kilby of England following." "Here they come." "It's Abebe, entering the stadium before 75,000 fans." "The first man in Olympic history to win twice in a row!" "He shows no sign of fatigue, ending as he began." "The clock shows about 2 hours and 12 minutes." "Ten meters to go." "Five meters." "Abebe wins!" "2 hours, 12 minutes and 11 seconds." "A new world record." "Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia!" "Born on August 7, 1932, the son of a farmer." "A 32-year old sergeant in the Palace Guard." "He won a "star of Africa"medal along with a gold medal in Rome." "He recently underwent an operation for appendicitis and raced against a tremendous physical handicap." "Tsuburaya of Japan is in second." "Heatley of England a very close third." "Second place:" "Heatley." "Third place:" "Tsuburaya." "The bronze medal." "Time:2:16:22." "A personal best in his first Olympic marathon." "Japan's flag flies in the main stadium for the first time in 28 years." "Brian Kilby of England coming in in fourth place." "In fifth place, Jozsef Suetoe of Hungary, breaking his best time by five minutes." "Leonard Edelen, a schoolteacher of history and English, is sixth." "In seventh place, Vandendriessche of Belgium." "In eighth place, Kimihara of Japan." "These men have run for more than two hours." "This is a sight that moves our hearts." "It took every ounce of their physical and mental strength, but these athletes have finally reached their goal." "Their memorable efforts deserve the highest praise." "The last runner came in at 3:59 p.m." "Eighty-eight runners began the race." "Ten failed to finish." "First place in the marathon," "Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia." "Applause bursts out in waves." "The most exciting closing ceremony in Olympic history!" "The formal opening ceremony was beautiful indeed, but tonight all barriers of nationality and race have dropped away." "The whole mass of humanity celebrates together as one and feels sad the time must come to say good-bye." "It's just wonderful- that's all I can say." "This moment brings tears to my eyes and warms my heart, as if understanding for the first time what world peace would be like." "Sayonara!" "Good-bye!" "Till we meet again." "Good-bye, friends!" "NIGHT." "AND THE FIRE RETURNED To THE SUN." "FOR HUMANS DREAM ONLY ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS." "IS IT ENOUGH FOR US" "To LET THIS PEACE WE'VE CREATED DIE AWAY LIKE A DREAM?" "Producer SUKETARO TAGUCHI" "Directed by KON ICHIKAWA" "THE END"