The Man of the Tokyo Olympics
After the end of the second world war, Fred Wada Isamu (Osawa), an American of Japanese descent who runs a fruit and vegetable shop in Los Angeles. One day, Wada sees a newspaper article on the search for someone of Japanese descent who can look after Japanese athletes coming to the United States to compete in the national swimming championship, and offers his family. Several months later, Kiyokawa (Mitsuishi), the Japanese swimming team’s coach, and the swimmers Hashizume (Katsuji), Furubashi (Nakao) and others arrive in the United States. The Japanese swimming team breaks one world record after another and sets nine world records. It is joyous news for Japan. Several years later, Wada and his wife receive a phone call from Tabata Masaji (Nishida Toshiyuki), the chairman of the Japanese Swimming Federation and general secretary of the Japanese Olympic Committee. Tabata says he would like some form of help from Wada in their bid for the Tokyo Olympics...
Cast
Takao Osawa
as Fred Isamu Wada
Takako Tokiwa
as Masako Wada
Yuriko Ono
as Grace Miyako Wada [Eldest daughter]
Mei Nagano
as Grace Miyako Wada [Teenager]
Yōsuke Asari
as Junior Tokio Wada
Suzu Hirose
as Mary Mariko Wada
Tsubasa Honda
as Nina
Masato Hagiwara
as Kitajima Yoshihiko
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
as Hatta Ichiro
Ken Mitsuishi
as Kiyokawa Shoji
