Documentary for the 1964 Para Tokyo Games will be released on New Year! Masked girls' boar hunting and thoughts on 2020
The documentary "Tokyo Paralympic Festival of Love and Glory" containing the appearance of the 1964 Paralympic Games in Tokyo will be reprinted in January 2020 before the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are about 200 days later. Prior to the road show, it was also screened as an invited work at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival, and a talk show was held by Tomoka Inokari, a masked girl, and Hanako Yamamoto, representative of the Sophia Olympic and Paralympic Student Project “Go Beyond”. It was
Junichi Swan
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2019/12/19
The "Tokyo Paralympics Festival of Love and Glory," which will be screened at United Cinema Toyosu from January 17, 2020, is a document work that shows the state of the Tokyo Games held for the first time under the name "Paralympic."
Six videos of the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics have been confirmed so far, but there are only two that currently exist, including this movie and documents produced by NHK. This is a very valuable image. At the event, he talked about his impressions of the movie and his enthusiasm for 2020.
--First of all, please tell us your impressions of seeing this movie.
Boar:After watching the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics bid, I've been watching the 1964 video (previously held in my home country), and I was surprised to find such a beautiful Paralympic video.
Yamamoto:I saw the value of the people who came from overseas and changed the Japanese society drastically, and at the moment everyone smiled, I felt the value of holding my own country again and that there is something that can be done only because of the host country. I was made to.
The next year, the Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo. Is there something deeply inspiring?
Boar:I think that being held while the Olympic Games are alive is a valuable experience that you cannot easily experience.
Yamamoto:This is the first time for Tokyo to hold the second Paralympic Games. I think that this is an important opportunity for the world to see the changes that can be made in Japan because it is in Tokyo, so I am working every day.
-The Tokyo Games of 1964 was the first time that the "Paralympic Games" were held. How did you feel about the events and society at that time?
Yamamoto:There are many players who say "Do not expect medals. I will do my best to do my best" in the work. Right now, I tend to prioritize winning the Paralympic medals, but I felt that it was a worthwhile tournament at that time.
When I go to see various parasports, there are music and videos playing in the venue, events are being held, and it has become a place where everyone can enjoy, so I feel the times are changing.
--What do you expect from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics?
Boar:Nowadays, many people are interested in parasports, but I hope that the society will be more comfortable for everyone after 2020, when the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics ended.
Yamamoto:I think that 2020 will be a year in which many people will start to think that such a world is good. I am looking forward to seeing how these feelings will be connected after 2021 and how they will change.
I would like to make it an event that people can say, "Japan has changed since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics."
The documentary "Tokyo Paralympic Festival of Love and Glory" containing the 1964 Tokyo Paralympic Games will be screened at United Cinema Toyosu from January 17, 2020. Why don't you take a look at the previous tournament during the new year of 2020, when the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held?
Official website URL:http://cinemakadokawa.jp/tokyopara1964/
"Tokyo Paralympic Festival of Love and Glory"
Reprinted at United Cinema Toyosu from January 17, 2020
First published: May 15, 1965
Director/Screenplay/Camera: Kimio Watanabe
Commentary: Shigekichi Uno
Music: Ikuma
Production: Akira Uehara
[Photos provided/Collaboration with] Tokyo International Film Festival Secretariat
