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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Athletics: Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Photo taken in June 2017 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, shows former marathon world record holder Toru Terasawa of Japan in the official uniform worn by the Japanese delegation during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

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ANA, JAL unveil planes with Tokyo Olympics logo

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 14 Kyodo - All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. introduce planes with the logos of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 14, 2016. The two airlines will fly them on domestic routes to promote the first Summer Olympics in Tokyo since 1964.

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Japan marathon winners bag award named after Ethiopian legend Abebe

CHIBA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (L), son of Ethiopian marathon legend Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), awards Yuki Kawauchi, the winner of the half-marathon race at the Chiba Aqualine Marathon, the Abebe Bikila Cup during an award ceremony in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2014. The cup was created for the marathon at the initiative of the Ethiopian Embassy in Tokyo to promote the legendary marathon runner. Bikila won gold medals at the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo Olympics and is famous for running barefoot in Rome. (

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Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer flowers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014 Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

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Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer prayers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

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Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, speaks to reporters after paying tribute to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

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Son talks about Abebe Bikila

KOBE, Japan - Yetnayet, son of Ethiopian marathon legend Abebe Bikila, who won gold in the Rome and Tokyo Olympics in 1960 and 1964, respectively, talks about his father at an event at the head office of Asics Corp., in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014. Abebe was known for running barefoot and Asics provided him with a pair of running shoes.

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IOC's Reedie enjoys 'hospitality' tour of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee Vice President Craig Reedie (R) takes a rickshaw ride in Tokyo's historic Asakusa quarter with Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda on Oct. 11, 2014. Reedie attended an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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50th anniversary of 1964 Tokyo Olympics celebrated

TOKYO, Japan - Participants numbering 1,964 pose during an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games at Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium in the Japanese capital on Oct. 11, 2014.

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1964 Olympic medalist lights cauldron at anniversary event

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ono, a bronze medalist in the women's gymnastics team competition at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, lights the cauldron during an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Summer Games in Tokyo's Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Opening ceremony of 1964 Tokyo Olympics recreated

TOKYO, Japan - Participants march at an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics at Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium in the Japanese capital on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Legendary gymnast Ono at Tokyo Olympics 50th anniv. event

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Ono, a legendary Japanese gymnast, attends an event at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 10, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Japan's capital.

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50th anniv. of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese athletes marching during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics at the National Stadium in the Japanese capital on Oct. 10, 1964.

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50th anniv. of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Vera Caslavska, a former Czech gymnast, attends a party at a Tokyo hotel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics on Oct. 10, 2014. Caslavska, 72, won three gold medals at the 1964 Games.

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50th anniv. of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - A skyscraper in Tokyo's Higashishimbashi district is illuminated to show a message celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics on Oct. 10, 2014. The opening ceremony of the 1964 Games was held on Oct. 10.

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50th anniv. of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - A party is held at a Tokyo hotel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics on Oct. 10, 2014. The opening ceremony of the 1964 Games was held on Oct. 10.

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1964 Tokyo Olympics: wrestling

TOKYO, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympics wrestling gold medalists from Japan (from L) Tsutomu Hanahara, Masamitsu Ichiguchi, Osamu Watanabe, Yoshikatsu Yoshida and Yojiro Uetake pose for a photo on Oct. 19, 1964.

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Abe meets son of marathon legend Abebe

TOKYO, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (L), son of Ethiopian marathon legend Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), hands a photograph of his father to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2014, the 50th anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Abebe Bikila won gold medals at the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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1964 Tokyo Olympic cauldron removed

TOKYO, Japan - The 1964 Tokyo Olympics cauldron at the National Stadium in Tokyo is removed by crane on Oct. 10, 2014, for transfer to the March 2011 disaster-hit city of Ishinomaki. The stadium will be demolished prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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1964 Tokyo Olympic cauldron removed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 10 shows workers preparing for the removal of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics cauldron at the National Stadium in Tokyo. The Olympic cauldron, a symbol of Japan's postwar reconstruction, will be transferred to the March 2011 disaster-hit city of Ishinomaki as the stadium will be demolished prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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1964 Tokyo Olympic cauldron removed

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on the Oct. 10, 1964, shows the final torch bearer Yoshinori Sakai after lighting the Olympic Torch during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony at the National Stadium in Tokyo. The Olympic cauldron, a symbol of Japan's postwar reconstruction, will be transferred to the March 2011 disaster-hit city of Ishinomaki as the stadium will be demolished prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sakai passed away in September at the age of 69.

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Marathoner Abebe Bikila's son attends photo exhibition

NARITA, Japan - Yetnayet Bikila, son of the late Ethiopian marathon legend Abebe Bikila, poses before his father's picture at a photo exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Kimihara, Hayata discuss memories of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Takuji Hayata (L), a gold medalist in gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, and marathoner Kenji Kimihara (C), who won silver at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, discuss their memories of the sporting events during a talk show on Oct. 7, 2014, held in Tokyo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Memorial slabs removed from National Stadium for demolition

TOKYO, Japan - Workers detach granite slabs engraved with the names of 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medalists from above the main entrance to the National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014, ahead of its demolition to make way for a new one to be built as a main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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Event marking 50th anniv. of 1964 Tokyo Olympics starts

TOKYO, Japan - Current and retired athletes pose on the opening day of a weeklong event in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital. From L: 2010 London Olympics middleweight boxing gold medalist Ryota Murata, Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, artistic gymnastics legend Takashi Ono and 1992 Barcelona Paralympics swimming silver medalist Junichi Kawai.

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Event marking 50th anniv. of 1964 Tokyo Olympics starts

TOKYO, Japan - People gather for the opening in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2014, of a weeklong event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games held in the Japanese capital.

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Event marking 50th anniv. of 1964 Tokyo Olympics starts

TOKYO, Japan - A weeklong event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games begins in the Japanese capital on Oct. 6, 2014, exhibiting jackets, medals and other related items used in the Games.

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1964 Tokyo Olympics scene in Kyodo News 'Chronicle' series

TOKYO, Japan - Kokichi Tsuburaya of Japan is about to be overtaken by Basil Heatly of Britain shortly before the finish line of the marathon in the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, where they won the bronze and silver medals, respectively. This photo, taken on Oct. 21, is included in "The Chronicle," a 14-volume series of news photos which will be published by Kyodo News to trace Japan's 70-year postwar history.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Rail cars painted to reproduce the 1000 series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in 1989 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The latest 10000-series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in July 2014 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Skytree is seen in the background, to the right. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Rail cars painted to reproduce the Tokyo Monorail cars used when the service linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area was launched in 1964, run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in 2000 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Rail cars painted to reproduce the 500 series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in 1969 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The 2000-series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in 1997 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The latest 10000-series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in July 2014 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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1964 Tokyo Olympic torch runner Sakai dies at 69

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September, 2013, shows Yoshinori Sakai, the final torch relay runner at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, holding the torch with which he lit the Olympic cauldron. Sakai died of cerebral bleeding at a hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014. He was 69.

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Records of instant score bulletins from 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Printed records of results from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the first time score bulletins were made possible by an online computer system, are shown in this photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Engineer recalls developing 'online system' for 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former IBM systems engineer Toru Takeshita recalls in an interview at his home in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, how he worked to develop an online computer system for instant reporting of scores at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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Yamaguchi shows place where Abebe ran on Oct. 22, 1964

TOKYO, Japan -Masuo Yamaguchi, a sports photographer who took part in the filming of "Tokyo Olympiad," a documentary on the 1964 Tokyo Olympics directed by Kon Ichikawa, on July 28, 2014, stands outside the National Stadium, pointing at where marathon gold medalist Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia ran for the film the day after winning the race.

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Photographer recalls memory of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Masuo Yamaguchi, president of Sankei Eiga Co. and a sports photographer took part in the filming of "Tokyo Olympiad," a documentary on the 1964 Tokyo Olympics directed by Kon Ichikawa, talks about his memory of the Olympics at his company in Tokyo. He said marathon winner Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia ran some 100 meters outside the National Stadium in the same marathon uniform on the day after his marathon victory at the request of Ichikawa so that the Olympic flame could be filmed along with a running Abebe.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - The Olympic cauldron at Tokyo's National Stadium blazes after being lit by Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion at 55 kilograms, during a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Demolition is to start in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion at 55 kilograms, waves to the crowd after lighting the Olympic cauldron at Tokyo's National Stadium during a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Demolition is to start in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Jet planes of the Blue Impulse, the precision flying demonstration team of Japan's Air-Self Defense Force, fly over Tokyo's National Stadium on May 31, 2014, during a farewell event. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The demolition work will begin in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People pack Tokyo's National Stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, for a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The demolition work will begin in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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Farewell event at Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Runners take part in a farewell event at Tokyo's National Stadium in Japan on May 31, 2014, as the 56-year-old stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is set to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People form the five-ring Olympic emblem on the field of Tokyo's National Stadium on May 31, 2014, during a farewell event. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The demolition work will begin in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.