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

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

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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