Overview
Traces Japan’s history with the Olympic games and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for viewers before Tokyo hosts the event again in 2020. The first half tells the story of marathon runner Kanakuri Shiso, who became one of the first Japanese nationals to participate in the Olympics in Stockholm in 1912. The second half features Tabata Masaji, the coach who laid the foundations of Japanese swimming and helped bring the games to Tokyo for the first time in 1964.
Details
Status
Ended
Network
NHK
Type
Scripted
Original Language
JA
Production Countries
JP
Spoken Languages
Japanese
Top Cast
View More
Seasons
EP 1Before the Rising of the SunEP 2BotchanEP 3Adventure WorldEP 4Manneken PisEP 5Not Losing to the RainEP 6Oedo NihonbashiEP 7The Odd CoupleEP 8Thousands of Enemies May ComeEP 9Farewell, Siberian RailwayEP 10A Midsummer Night's DreamEP 11One Hundred Years of SolitudeEP 12Full SunEP 13ResurrectionEP 14A New WorldEP 15Ah, MarriageEP 16Berlin WallEP 17Two for the RoadEP 18LiebestraumEP 19Hakone EkidenEP 20One Way TicketEP 21The Cherry OrchardEP 22The Birth of VenusEP 23The Good EarthEP 24The SowerEP 25The Times They Are A-Changin'EP 26Born To RunEP 27TransitionEP 28Run Across the EarthEP 29California DreaminEP 30The Gold RushEP 31Top of the WorldEP 32The Great DictatorEP 33Battle Without Honor or HumanityEP 34226EP 35OlympiaEP 36Maehata, Go For ItEP 37The Last SupperEP 38Episode 38EP 39Episode 39EP 40Episode 40EP 41Episode 41EP 42Episode 42EP 43Episode 43EP 44Episode 44EP 45Episode 45EP 46Episode 46EP 47Episode 47