Idaten (2019)

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Idaten

Quick Facts

Premiered
Jan 2019
Runtime
45 mins
Language
Japanese
Status
Ended
Official Site
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Also Known As

いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺〜 Idaten Tokyo Olympic Banashi Idaten: Tokyo Olympic Banashi

Networks

NHK

Storyline

Idaten tells the real-life story of how Kanakura Shizo, a Japanese Olympic-level marathon runner, and Tabata Masaji, a man who was responsible of setting up Japanese swimming and also was one of the key figures behind the mission to Japan to host its first Olympic Games, with astonishing success.Both historical and important figures lived in very different periods from each other, but their fight and tenacity are what changed Japan for the better and the world would not be the same after both men's actions and efforts in the name of sports.

Episodes

Cast

Kankuro Nakamura
Kankuro Nakamura
Shiso Kanakur
Sadao Abe
Sadao Abe
Masaji Tabata
Haruka Ayase
Haruka Ayase
Suya Haruno