Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story(2019)

Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story is a documentary series tracing Japan's Olympic journey across two eras. The first half follows marathon runner Kanakuri Shiso, one of Japan's earliest Olympic competitors at the 1912 Stockholm Games, whose perseverance became legendary in his home country. The second half shifts to coach Tabata Masaji, who revolutionized Japanese swimming and played a crucial role in bringing the Olympics to Tokyo for the first time in 1964. Together, these parallel narratives chart Japan's transformation from Olympic newcomer to host nation, revealing how individual athletes and coaches shaped the country's sporting ambitions and national pride over five decades.