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Olympiad Tokyo
Kasumigaoka Public Apartments

Documenting the final days of the forcibly evicted residents of the Kasumigaoka Public Apartments,
the film depicts the history of repeated exclusion that continues behind the glitz and glamor of the Olympics.

Advance screening on Friday, July 23rd, 2021,
the day of the Olympic opening ceremony!
Nationwide release starting Friday, August 13

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Their so-called “final home” was stolen by the Olympics.

The Toei Kasumigaoka Public Apartments were built as part of the 1964 Olympic development. Located next to the National Stadium, it was an elderly housing complex with an average age of over 65 years old. Many residents lived alone and supported each other, but in July 2012, the residents received a "request to relocate" from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. This is a record of the public housing residents that was forced to relocate from 2014 to 2017 due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the rebuilding of the National Stadium.

Director Shinya Aoyama
Born in Japan, currently living in Tokyo. Film director and documentary filmmaker. In addition to his own work, he has worked on many video works and documentaries by artists, including as Cinematographer for Koki Tanaka's "Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)" and Daisuke Kosugi's "A False Weight". Additionally, he has been involved in numerous video documentation of art exhibitions and performances.

Staff Credit

Director/ Camera Operator/ Editor Shinya Aoyama
Film Specialist AHA!
[Archive for Human Activities]
Music Otomo Yoshihide
Sound Mix Ryota Fujiguchi
Distribution TOKYO2017

©Shinya Aoyama 2020 / Japan / Color / 16:9 / DCP / 80min

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Official Movie Booklet

Olympiad Tokyo Kasumigaoka Public Apartments

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A record of the residents who lost their final home due to the Tokyo Olympics.

A complete collector's edition with an essay by Satetsu Takeda. The lives of each individual taken away in the shadow of the glamorous Olympics. A small history of each individual recorded with detailed materials.

Author and Editor Shinya Aoyama
Writers Nanako Inaba, Mika Kuraya, Satetsu Takeda, Atsushi Matsumoto
Book Design Jujiro Maki
Publishing company Sayusha

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