Series synopsis
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story, also known as いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺〜 is a Japanese drama war & politics television series that premiered on NHK on January 6, 2019. It ended on November 24, 2019. It stars Kantarô Nakamura, Sadao Abe, Haruka Ayase and Toma Ikuta.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kantarô Nakamura as 金栗四三
- Sadao Abe as 田畑政治
- Haruka Ayase as 春野Suya
- Toma Ikuta as 三岛弥彦
- Hana Sugisaki as Shima
- Kento Nagayama as 野口源三郎
- Ryo Katsuji as 美川秀信
- Yutaka Takenouchi as 大森兵藏
Supporting cast
- Shido Nakamura as 金栗实次
- Charlotte Kate Fox as 大森安仁子
- Kanji Furutachi as 可儿德
- Pierre Taki as 黑坂辛作
- Tetta Sugimoto as 永井道明
- Shinobu Otake as 池部几江
- Koji Yakusho as 嘉納治五郎
- Takeshi Kitano as 古今亭志生
- Ai Hashimoto as 小梅
- Mizuki Yamamoto as 本庄
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as 吉冈信敬
- Rina Kawaei as 知惠
Guest cast
- Hoshi Ishida as Nishimura Katsushige
- Toshihito Kokubo as Mikami Taku
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 47 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 47 | January 6, 2019 | November 24, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Before the Rising of the Sun | January 6, 2019 |
| 2 | Botchan | January 13, 2019 |
| 3 | Adventure World | January 20, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 6, 2019 |
| Last aired | November 24, 2019 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |