The Lonely Olympics
1983, Japanese. Directed by Yasuo Yagi.
This is a story about the youth of a university student who, by chance, aims to compete in the Montreal Olympics in a single scull (a single-seater boat). Every night he stays up all night playing mahjong and drinking. Masao lives his life aimlessly, and even the university he got into after failing the entrance exam twice is on the verge of repeating the year. One day, a high school classmate and friend who graduated from Tokyo University and got a job at a top bank is invited to his wedding reception, and Masao is invited as well. However, Masao feels uncomfortable with the glamor of the surroundings, and when Rie, who is also attending, comforts him, he blurts out, half-jokingly, that he might compete in the Olympics.
- Runtime
- 0h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 20 March 1983
- Original title
- ひとりぼっちのオリンピック
- Written by
- Mineaki Hata, Junji Yamagiwa
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The Lonely Olympics runs 56 minutes (0h 56m).
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The Lonely Olympics isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 March 1983. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Lonely Olympics?
The Lonely Olympics (1983) was directed by Yasuo Yagi and stars Koichi Sato, Hideko Hara, Keiko Yanagawa.