Get ready for this summer’s upcoming 2020 Games by joining the first US screening of The Road to Tokyo Olympics!

Journey through the origins of the Olympics thousands of years ago in ancient Greece and learn about the beginning of the modern Games of the Olympiad! The Road to Tokyo Olympics covers the very first Olympic Games all the way to the actual behind-the-scenes footage of the days leading to the 1964 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVIII Olympiad.

Translation and subtitles all done in-house by the JICC, Embassy of Japan.

This event is free and open to the public, however registration through Eventbrite is required in order to receive information on how to access the virtual screening via email.

After receiving streaming info via email or Eventbrite on Friday, July 16 at 7:00 PM EDT, you will have exactly 72 hours to watch. The code and link will expire after the screening ends. Click the button below to register:

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About the Director

The Road to Tokyo Olympics is a rare collection of Olympics’ archival footage. The editing of this compilation was led by supervising director Ushihara Kiyohiko (1897-1987), one of the most influential Japanese filmmakers in pre-war Japan. Ushihara was famous for his early gendaigeki works (contemporary and stories set in a modern world) during the silent era of film (1894-1929).