Olympia Japan edition?

[Hopkins/Kato]

What my correspondent tells me is that at the time of its initial release in
the 1930s, Olympia existed in different versions edited for each market. I
have come across a couple of academic references to this. It doesn't seem
that the version available commercially on amazon fits this description. I
would assume that the version for Japan would have emphasized swimming,
marathon and pole vaulting, events that Japan performed well in. (Asahi
Shinbun even released records of recreations of radio announcements of some
swimming events.)
Unfortunately my correspondent doesn't read or speak Japanese, but thanks
for the reference.
David Hopkins
Nara, Japan

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Subject: Re: Olympia Japan edition?

I don't know if you are looking for some particular Japanese re- 
edited version of the film, but in Japan, it seems that Olympia has  
been split into two parts on DVD: Bi no saiten and Minzoku no saiten.  
Both are available on Amazon.jp

Segawa Yuji published a book on Riefenstahl in Japanese: Bi no  
maryoku (ISBN?4-7684-7818-2). Perhaps that discusses possible  
Japanese versions.

Aaron Gerow
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Film Studies Program
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Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University
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