1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:36,769 --> 00:00:41,009 Help! 4 00:01:00,209 --> 00:01:03,649 What's happened to you? 5 00:01:04,209 --> 00:01:07,169 A monster trapped me... 6 00:01:08,969 --> 00:01:11,729 Don't worry. 7 00:01:17,409 --> 00:01:19,009 You're very kind. 8 00:01:19,169 --> 00:01:21,649 Thank you so much. 9 00:01:35,969 --> 00:01:37,449 I'm freezing... 10 00:01:39,129 --> 00:01:41,929 What's happening to me? 11 00:01:44,329 --> 00:01:47,769 Ah, she's tricked me! 12 00:01:49,209 --> 00:01:51,529 The monster... 13 00:01:52,329 --> 00:01:53,729 it's her! 14 00:02:16,249 --> 00:02:21,169 The Witches of the Orient. 15 00:02:27,329 --> 00:02:31,529 There have been many tales over the years about the Witches of the Orient. 16 00:02:32,369 --> 00:02:36,329 But they have rarely spoken in all that time. 17 00:02:37,169 --> 00:02:40,089 With great kindness, 18 00:02:40,489 --> 00:02:43,889 some of them agreed 19 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:47,609 more than 50 years after their magical feats 20 00:02:48,049 --> 00:02:51,449 to relive their moment in history. 21 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:58,649 Bon appétit! 22 00:03:01,689 --> 00:03:03,769 It looks good! It's rice with sweet chestnuts. 23 00:03:03,969 --> 00:03:05,409 Oh really? 24 00:03:05,729 --> 00:03:07,089 They're in season. 25 00:03:08,969 --> 00:03:11,089 When was the last time we met? 26 00:03:11,249 --> 00:03:12,409 Wasn't it in August? 27 00:03:12,569 --> 00:03:14,529 During the shoot. 28 00:03:14,969 --> 00:03:16,969 The 12th of August. 29 00:03:17,329 --> 00:03:19,009 It was the Ancestors' Festival. 30 00:03:20,489 --> 00:03:23,449 Back then I was living far away 31 00:03:23,849 --> 00:03:25,665 and now I'm just round the corner by comparison. 32 00:03:25,689 --> 00:03:28,329 Tanida, have you come from Osaka today? 33 00:03:29,089 --> 00:03:30,969 - I live in Kyoto now. - In Kyoto? 34 00:03:31,129 --> 00:03:33,009 She's living with her daughter. 35 00:03:33,169 --> 00:03:34,249 Oh really? 36 00:03:34,409 --> 00:03:37,049 - Yes, my other daughter's here. - Here in Kyoto? 37 00:03:38,609 --> 00:03:41,049 Aren't you living with your youngest daughter? 38 00:03:41,569 --> 00:03:45,169 Yuka's had an operation. 39 00:03:45,969 --> 00:03:47,169 Oh? Is that so? 40 00:03:48,849 --> 00:03:50,769 We're a little worried but that's the way it is. 41 00:03:57,649 --> 00:03:59,129 The newspapers said... 42 00:03:59,689 --> 00:04:03,289 that some witches had come from Japan. 43 00:04:05,249 --> 00:04:08,209 That's the first time we'd heard of it... 44 00:04:08,769 --> 00:04:11,929 Witches! Honestly... We didn't have hooked noses! 45 00:04:12,089 --> 00:04:13,649 What rubbish! 46 00:04:14,089 --> 00:04:15,409 Are you joking? 47 00:04:15,929 --> 00:04:18,569 You mustn't make fun of people! 48 00:04:18,969 --> 00:04:20,769 We didn't understand. 49 00:04:22,529 --> 00:04:27,249 In Japan, saying that somebody is a witch isn't very kind. 50 00:04:29,889 --> 00:04:32,929 Witches have hunched backs and pointed noses. 51 00:04:33,249 --> 00:04:36,089 They do their tricks and things. 52 00:04:37,729 --> 00:04:39,329 And nobody likes them. 53 00:04:40,249 --> 00:04:41,329 Us? Witches? 54 00:04:42,009 --> 00:04:44,329 At first we were surprised. 55 00:04:45,049 --> 00:04:46,609 We were reminded that 56 00:04:47,249 --> 00:04:51,769 witches were endowed with supernatural powers. 57 00:04:51,969 --> 00:04:55,369 So, in actual fact, that suited us fine. 58 00:05:49,849 --> 00:05:52,409 My maiden name was Matsumura Katsumi. 59 00:05:53,729 --> 00:05:55,729 I was witch number 7. 60 00:06:00,729 --> 00:06:02,689 I was born in Osaka. 61 00:06:03,609 --> 00:06:06,849 My parents were farmers. 62 00:06:07,689 --> 00:06:10,329 Yes, they were real farmers. 63 00:06:15,649 --> 00:06:18,369 I went to Shitennoji high school. 64 00:06:18,529 --> 00:06:20,169 In Shitennoji. 65 00:06:20,929 --> 00:06:25,249 It had the reputation of being the best for volleyball. 66 00:06:26,889 --> 00:06:29,889 And it also gave a good all-round education. 67 00:06:31,729 --> 00:06:37,169 Players like Matsumura Yoshiko 68 00:06:37,729 --> 00:06:39,049 and Tanida 69 00:06:40,049 --> 00:06:42,249 went there before I did. 70 00:06:43,049 --> 00:06:46,089 My forebears, so to speak. 71 00:06:46,249 --> 00:06:49,489 And they were really very good. 72 00:06:49,929 --> 00:06:54,649 Nichibo had already taken them on. 73 00:06:55,289 --> 00:06:58,449 And so, I was the next young one 74 00:06:58,769 --> 00:06:59,889 to follow that lineage. 75 00:07:00,289 --> 00:07:04,169 'It's your turn to join Nichibo.' 76 00:07:04,329 --> 00:07:05,569 That's what they told me. 77 00:07:05,729 --> 00:07:06,889 And so I was taken on. 78 00:07:14,049 --> 00:07:15,369 At the time, 79 00:07:15,929 --> 00:07:17,609 let's say... 80 00:07:19,649 --> 00:07:23,129 Nichibo in Kaizuka was the place for volleyball. 81 00:07:23,929 --> 00:07:26,489 They were the strongest team in Japan. 82 00:07:27,529 --> 00:07:31,929 We worked like everyone else and on top of that, 83 00:07:32,529 --> 00:07:36,289 we also had volleyball. 84 00:07:36,449 --> 00:07:39,929 'Just because you play volleyball 85 00:07:40,089 --> 00:07:42,609 doesn't mean you get special treatment.' 86 00:07:43,289 --> 00:07:45,569 That was coach Daimatsu's attitude. 87 00:07:55,489 --> 00:07:57,729 We got up at 6am. 88 00:07:59,249 --> 00:08:01,409 There were four women to a room. 89 00:08:01,969 --> 00:08:04,409 But only one player in each room. 90 00:08:05,329 --> 00:08:07,409 We did the cleaning together. 91 00:08:08,409 --> 00:08:12,889 Then we went to the factory together at 8am. 92 00:08:13,689 --> 00:08:17,209 And then up until noon, 93 00:08:18,729 --> 00:08:20,769 we worked at the factory. 94 00:08:22,089 --> 00:08:25,129 After that, up until 1pm, 95 00:08:26,169 --> 00:08:28,129 it was our lunchtime. 96 00:08:28,769 --> 00:08:30,049 From 1.30pm, 97 00:08:30,449 --> 00:08:33,249 we went to the gym. 98 00:08:51,409 --> 00:08:58,209 The way it worked was that the substitutes would get there first. 99 00:08:59,769 --> 00:09:03,609 Starting with the youngest of them... and that was me. 100 00:09:05,689 --> 00:09:10,529 We numbered about a dozen and we cleaned the gym. 101 00:09:10,689 --> 00:09:14,409 We had to arrive before everyone else to get it all ready. 102 00:09:15,769 --> 00:09:17,849 We scrubbed the floorboards, 103 00:09:18,009 --> 00:09:21,009 we pumped up the balls 104 00:09:21,609 --> 00:09:23,329 and put up the net. 105 00:09:24,849 --> 00:09:28,929 We had to do all of those things. 106 00:09:29,889 --> 00:09:34,249 Those were the tasks of the youngest... the substitutes. 107 00:09:34,409 --> 00:09:35,689 Coach Daimatsu used to say: 108 00:09:36,209 --> 00:09:40,009 'Even after three years, a substitute is still a beginner 109 00:09:41,089 --> 00:09:44,489 and has to do the work of a beginner.' 110 00:09:44,969 --> 00:09:46,769 When we'd finished, 111 00:09:47,169 --> 00:09:51,009 the senior players joined us in the gym. 112 00:09:51,769 --> 00:09:55,969 They only came in when the preparations had finished. 113 00:09:56,129 --> 00:09:59,289 And then once we were together, 114 00:10:00,049 --> 00:10:01,249 we started the taiso, 115 00:10:02,689 --> 00:10:04,609 our muscle-strengthening exercises. 116 00:10:07,649 --> 00:10:08,729 And then... 117 00:10:10,929 --> 00:10:14,129 the captain came in. She was always the last to arrive. 118 00:10:14,489 --> 00:10:18,129 Captain Kasai made her entrance. 119 00:10:19,409 --> 00:10:23,009 She got the balls and started the session. 120 00:10:23,769 --> 00:10:25,449 She led it at the outset. 121 00:10:26,649 --> 00:10:32,649 Between 5 and 5.30pm, after he'd finished his work, 122 00:10:33,049 --> 00:10:34,769 coach Daimatsu would arrive. 123 00:10:36,049 --> 00:10:38,009 And at around 6pm, 124 00:10:38,769 --> 00:10:45,609 he'd take over the training session from the captain. 125 00:10:46,129 --> 00:10:48,009 And then it was relentless training. 126 00:10:48,529 --> 00:10:53,569 Right up until midnight, 1am or even 2am. 127 00:10:53,729 --> 00:10:56,649 It was just him, Daimatsu, training us. 128 00:10:57,289 --> 00:10:58,529 He did all of it by himself. 129 00:11:02,689 --> 00:11:05,729 Snacks and the like were in the breaks. 130 00:11:08,289 --> 00:11:10,489 And supper, 131 00:11:10,649 --> 00:11:12,489 was after training. 132 00:11:13,289 --> 00:11:18,129 So that could be at one, two or even three in the morning. 133 00:11:18,289 --> 00:11:20,289 We ate supper only after training. 134 00:11:21,529 --> 00:11:23,449 So quite often, 135 00:11:23,609 --> 00:11:26,529 we only had three or four hours of sleep. 136 00:11:31,289 --> 00:11:33,609 About 30 minutes to the south of Osaka, 137 00:11:34,409 --> 00:11:37,609 near the station of Higashi Kaizuka 138 00:11:38,129 --> 00:11:40,249 there's a factory surrounded by paddy fields. 139 00:11:41,529 --> 00:11:44,729 On this site in November 1953 arose, 140 00:11:44,929 --> 00:11:48,009 the Nichibo Kaizuka volleyball team. 141 00:11:49,169 --> 00:11:52,249 The players get up at 6.30 in the morning. 142 00:11:57,049 --> 00:12:00,689 At 8am, they're at work in the factory. 143 00:12:08,409 --> 00:12:10,409 At 4.30 in the afternoon, 144 00:12:10,569 --> 00:12:13,769 they get changed to go to the gym 145 00:12:13,969 --> 00:12:15,489 to start their training. 146 00:12:16,769 --> 00:12:20,649 They'll do that right up until midnight. 147 00:12:21,089 --> 00:12:25,409 For these players, this is their daily ritual. Day after day after day. 148 00:14:55,009 --> 00:14:57,129 They often repeat this drill two hundred times. 149 00:18:06,249 --> 00:18:10,289 After winning all the domestic titles in Japan, 150 00:18:10,689 --> 00:18:13,237 the Nichibo Kaizuka textile factory works team 151 00:18:13,261 --> 00:18:15,889 is chosen by the Japanese volleyball federation 152 00:18:16,289 --> 00:18:21,009 to represent Japan at the 1960 volleyball world championships in Rio. 153 00:18:21,849 --> 00:18:27,129 The team, containing Kinuko Tanida and Emiko Miyamoto, lose in the final. 154 00:18:27,969 --> 00:18:31,969 A few weeks after the defeat, several new players are drafted in 155 00:18:32,369 --> 00:18:36,449 and the squad leaves for a three-month tour of Europe. 156 00:18:44,689 --> 00:18:46,249 Kasai was nicknamed 'horse'. 157 00:18:48,209 --> 00:18:49,369 Because her face was... 158 00:18:49,969 --> 00:18:51,329 rather like a horse's face. 159 00:18:55,449 --> 00:18:56,929 Isobe was nicknamed 'Achako'. 160 00:18:58,569 --> 00:19:03,049 At the time there was a famous comic called Achako. 161 00:19:03,449 --> 00:19:07,609 He had a particular way of walking and Iso walked like him. 162 00:19:08,169 --> 00:19:12,849 She walked like this with her toes pointing inwards. 163 00:19:13,009 --> 00:19:17,449 That's why the coach nicknamed her 'Achako'. 164 00:19:25,609 --> 00:19:28,889 Status: Starter. Profile: Receiver. Skill: Service. 165 00:19:33,129 --> 00:19:34,969 I was 'Futen the dreamer'. 166 00:19:36,129 --> 00:19:37,449 Why Futen? 167 00:19:37,609 --> 00:19:40,849 Because I looked as if I was in another world no matter what was happening. 168 00:19:41,169 --> 00:19:43,489 I was always up with the clouds. I was the dreamer. 169 00:19:54,489 --> 00:19:57,609 Status: Starter. Profile: Forward. Skill: Speed. 170 00:20:01,369 --> 00:20:02,369 'Fugu Blowfish'. 171 00:20:02,889 --> 00:20:03,969 Handa, 'the blowfish'. 172 00:20:04,129 --> 00:20:05,889 Because it didn't take much to get her angry. 173 00:20:17,489 --> 00:20:20,649 Status: Starter. Profile: Forward. Skill: Jump height. 174 00:20:26,289 --> 00:20:27,529 'Pai the Mah-Jong tile' 175 00:20:27,689 --> 00:20:28,689 a true white one. 176 00:20:30,769 --> 00:20:32,249 Why? 177 00:20:36,529 --> 00:20:42,129 As soon as I started training, my cheeks went red. 178 00:20:43,409 --> 00:20:45,489 It happens straight away. 179 00:20:45,649 --> 00:20:47,129 It's all over my face. 180 00:20:47,289 --> 00:20:51,249 If I've been applying myself or not during training, 181 00:20:51,409 --> 00:20:52,489 it's obvious. 182 00:20:55,049 --> 00:21:00,369 In fact, when he spoke to us, the sensei always used nicknames. 183 00:21:01,169 --> 00:21:05,729 All those I've just told you, Kasai, Miyamoto, Handa, Matsumura, 184 00:21:06,289 --> 00:21:10,489 we used our own nicknames when we were together. 185 00:21:12,409 --> 00:21:16,369 Quite honestly, we wondered how he'd come up with them. 186 00:21:17,289 --> 00:21:20,889 It didn't bother us at all that he gave us nicknames. 187 00:21:21,769 --> 00:21:24,889 But if someone from outside the group had addressed us in such a way 188 00:21:25,289 --> 00:21:27,609 we'd have been furious. 189 00:21:38,609 --> 00:21:42,129 Status: Substitute. Profile: Setter. Skill: Strategy. 190 00:21:43,529 --> 00:21:45,049 'Chabin the kettle'. 191 00:21:45,929 --> 00:21:48,489 That was me. Matsumura Katsumi. 192 00:21:49,729 --> 00:21:53,329 I always had a shiny face, 193 00:21:54,289 --> 00:21:56,929 just like the metal kettles. 194 00:21:57,089 --> 00:22:01,009 I guess it was obvious that I'd be nicknamed 'kettle'. 195 00:22:04,889 --> 00:22:08,209 A nickname is a lot shorter. 196 00:22:08,369 --> 00:22:11,489 So rather than shouting Miyamoto, you scream her nickname. 197 00:22:12,209 --> 00:22:17,049 It helps get things clear. 198 00:22:17,489 --> 00:22:22,489 'Pai!' is much shorter and punchier than 'Tanida'. 199 00:22:25,409 --> 00:22:29,769 It's more efficient if you're angry. 200 00:22:40,889 --> 00:22:44,209 Status: Substitute. Profile: Forward. Skill: Explosive. 201 00:22:47,329 --> 00:22:48,569 'Chitro'. 202 00:22:50,689 --> 00:22:53,689 When we were in Europe, 203 00:22:53,889 --> 00:22:58,569 there was a drink called 'chitronada'. 204 00:22:58,729 --> 00:23:02,129 You drank it from a glass and it was slightly sparkling. 205 00:23:02,289 --> 00:23:06,009 If you didn't drink it straight away, it became flat and tasteless. 206 00:23:07,929 --> 00:23:12,089 Maybe my dizzy look reminded him of lemonade. 207 00:23:12,249 --> 00:23:16,609 And so I became 'Chitro'... 208 00:23:17,369 --> 00:23:19,409 So, Tanida, is this water? 209 00:23:19,929 --> 00:23:22,049 I didn't say it wasn't. 210 00:23:23,569 --> 00:23:25,169 It's water! 211 00:23:27,329 --> 00:23:29,889 Who told you it was alcohol? 212 00:23:30,049 --> 00:23:32,009 I offered you my glass of water 213 00:23:32,169 --> 00:23:34,249 and then I passed it over to you. 214 00:23:34,409 --> 00:23:36,089 That is just your kind of joke. 215 00:23:36,249 --> 00:23:37,929 Yes, it's true. 216 00:23:39,329 --> 00:23:41,289 Just like always. 217 00:23:42,169 --> 00:23:44,009 I was right. 218 00:23:44,649 --> 00:23:46,209 Thank you. 219 00:23:46,369 --> 00:23:49,929 I remember your jokes... 220 00:23:51,289 --> 00:23:54,889 It's a shame that I didn't have your wits. 221 00:23:55,049 --> 00:23:56,569 That's true. 222 00:23:58,929 --> 00:24:00,729 I really don't know what you're talking about. 223 00:24:11,769 --> 00:24:13,609 'Restless'. 224 00:24:18,329 --> 00:24:19,929 Hello. 225 00:24:20,089 --> 00:24:21,849 It's Kanda. 226 00:24:22,009 --> 00:24:24,049 It has been a long time. 227 00:24:24,969 --> 00:24:26,409 How are you? 228 00:24:26,569 --> 00:24:28,489 Yes, I'm fine. 229 00:24:29,089 --> 00:24:31,369 And your mother? How's she? 230 00:24:31,769 --> 00:24:38,409 She's not in great shape but more good days than bad ones. 231 00:24:38,569 --> 00:24:42,129 Oh really? It must be difficult. 232 00:24:42,489 --> 00:24:44,969 As a matter of fact, yesterday, 233 00:24:45,849 --> 00:24:51,289 Tanida, Handa, Matsumura and Shinozaki, 234 00:24:53,169 --> 00:24:56,449 all met up with me in Kyoto at the Century Hotel. 235 00:24:56,849 --> 00:24:58,969 And during lunch, 236 00:24:59,409 --> 00:25:00,889 as usual, 237 00:25:02,089 --> 00:25:07,329 we talked about all kinds of things and we had such a good time. 238 00:25:08,209 --> 00:25:10,169 We were so sad your mother wasn't there, 239 00:25:10,929 --> 00:25:13,729 Miyamoto would have had a ball. 240 00:25:15,529 --> 00:25:20,889 Kasai and Isobe are no longer with us, and so we can't do anything about that. 241 00:25:21,049 --> 00:25:23,529 How we missed your mother. 242 00:25:26,529 --> 00:25:29,249 She would have loved to have been with you... 243 00:25:29,409 --> 00:25:31,569 The last time we saw her 244 00:25:32,729 --> 00:25:35,609 was at Komazawa, 245 00:25:36,049 --> 00:25:37,929 for the party at the gym. 246 00:25:38,529 --> 00:25:42,049 Your mother was there and she was on such good form. 247 00:25:42,449 --> 00:25:46,129 And now, three years on... 248 00:25:47,929 --> 00:25:51,129 It was just afterwards that she started to go downhill. 249 00:25:51,929 --> 00:25:54,609 It's true that your mother often had falls. 250 00:25:56,089 --> 00:26:00,169 If she hadn't had a fall, she'd be okay. 251 00:26:01,849 --> 00:26:03,529 In any case, 252 00:26:04,209 --> 00:26:05,209 my dear Saki, 253 00:26:06,209 --> 00:26:09,009 it must be difficult for you with your father and mother. 254 00:26:11,089 --> 00:26:13,289 Take care. 255 00:26:13,449 --> 00:26:15,249 Thank you very much. 256 00:26:28,289 --> 00:26:30,489 My name is Matsumura Yoshiko. 257 00:26:31,329 --> 00:26:33,009 Witch number 5. 258 00:26:34,529 --> 00:26:36,609 I was a receiver. 259 00:26:37,049 --> 00:26:38,969 A 'rolling' receiver. 260 00:26:40,689 --> 00:26:44,609 My father was called up for the second world war 261 00:26:45,169 --> 00:26:47,849 and he died far away on a battlefield. 262 00:26:48,009 --> 00:26:49,449 Yes, that was my father's lot. 263 00:26:51,449 --> 00:26:54,089 My mother was a civil servant. 264 00:26:55,129 --> 00:26:56,409 So my mother, 265 00:26:57,449 --> 00:27:00,529 my older sister and younger brother 266 00:27:01,049 --> 00:27:03,929 as well as me all lived together. 267 00:27:25,289 --> 00:27:29,849 At the start we were: 'The Typhoon from the Orient'. 268 00:27:30,009 --> 00:27:31,889 We swept away opponents in Bulgaria, 269 00:27:32,049 --> 00:27:34,609 Romania, Poland and Czechoslovakia. 270 00:27:34,769 --> 00:27:37,209 And because we crushed them, 271 00:27:37,369 --> 00:27:40,489 it was said that a typhoon had come in from the east. 272 00:27:40,649 --> 00:27:42,889 But they also said that in the USSR 273 00:27:44,409 --> 00:27:46,609 the typhoon would blow out. 274 00:27:47,289 --> 00:27:50,009 That's what the media was saying. 275 00:27:50,169 --> 00:27:54,489 But we won there as well. 276 00:27:55,049 --> 00:27:58,769 It was at that moment, after the 22nd match 277 00:28:00,409 --> 00:28:03,489 after we'd beaten the USSR, 278 00:28:03,649 --> 00:28:08,129 after the sweep of 21 matches 279 00:28:08,289 --> 00:28:11,089 that we became 'The Witches of the Orient'. 280 00:28:13,049 --> 00:28:17,329 In Japan, being a witch isn't exactly what you'd wish for yourself. 281 00:28:17,489 --> 00:28:19,489 But it seemed that abroad, in the USSR, 282 00:28:19,649 --> 00:28:25,409 witches can pull off feats that are impossible for ordinary people. 283 00:28:37,289 --> 00:28:39,729 We only saw the landscapes through windows. 284 00:28:40,929 --> 00:28:43,249 But all that we saw, 285 00:28:43,769 --> 00:28:47,249 was very different from what we knew in Japan. 286 00:28:47,649 --> 00:28:50,609 It was the same for the players 287 00:28:50,769 --> 00:28:55,049 we were seeing in the flesh for the first time. 288 00:28:55,209 --> 00:29:00,009 When we were at high school, we never went on foreign tours. 289 00:29:00,169 --> 00:29:02,049 So when we saw them up close, 290 00:29:02,209 --> 00:29:04,369 they seemed huge. 291 00:29:04,729 --> 00:29:06,249 They really did. 292 00:29:07,529 --> 00:29:11,489 For example, we found Bulgaria really rustic. 293 00:29:11,649 --> 00:29:15,969 Romania, on the other hand, seemed really pleasant. 294 00:29:26,929 --> 00:29:28,129 As for the matches themselves, 295 00:29:28,449 --> 00:29:30,649 I played in some of them 296 00:29:30,849 --> 00:29:35,089 and I was proud to have had a part in the success. 297 00:29:35,249 --> 00:29:37,129 I really was. 298 00:29:37,929 --> 00:29:41,649 However, when we returned home after 22 victories on the trot, 299 00:29:43,849 --> 00:29:45,649 at Haneda airport, 300 00:29:45,849 --> 00:29:48,569 a huge crowd of journalists was waiting for us. 301 00:29:49,409 --> 00:29:50,609 It was a big surprise. 302 00:29:51,169 --> 00:29:55,249 All nine of us lined up. 303 00:29:56,449 --> 00:29:57,729 But then... 304 00:29:58,409 --> 00:29:59,889 there was one photographer. 305 00:30:00,929 --> 00:30:04,969 We were there with Kasai, Daimatsu, the starting team 306 00:30:05,129 --> 00:30:06,689 and the three substitutes. 307 00:30:06,889 --> 00:30:10,409 I was the youngest so I was at the back... the 9th. 308 00:30:10,849 --> 00:30:16,489 The photographer said that we were getting in his way and that we should leave. 309 00:30:17,089 --> 00:30:19,609 When I heard that, 310 00:30:19,769 --> 00:30:22,569 after all that I had given during the matches, 311 00:30:22,729 --> 00:30:25,529 I flew into a rage. 312 00:30:26,529 --> 00:30:29,249 It was then that I realised that more than just featuring, 313 00:30:31,529 --> 00:30:36,169 I had to play as part of the starting team. 314 00:30:38,049 --> 00:30:40,409 It was that photographer who wised me up. 315 00:30:40,569 --> 00:30:42,425 The three substitutes were getting in his way. 316 00:30:42,449 --> 00:30:45,849 He only wanted the starting team and not the substitutes. 317 00:30:47,289 --> 00:30:50,649 Even with the effort we'd put into the 22 match winning streak, 318 00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:53,369 we weren't considered as a part of the success. 319 00:30:53,529 --> 00:30:58,569 But what could I do to become one of the six starters? 320 00:30:58,929 --> 00:31:01,329 These six were absolutely brilliant. 321 00:31:02,249 --> 00:31:04,609 They were installed and it was impossible to get in. 322 00:31:05,689 --> 00:31:09,169 Shortly after our return, my destiny as a volleyball player was sealed. 323 00:31:10,049 --> 00:31:13,209 Nakajima, one of the starting team, decided to retire. 324 00:31:14,169 --> 00:31:16,689 She was only 1m 63cm tall. 325 00:31:17,489 --> 00:31:21,489 And coach Daimatsu chose me to replace her in the team. 326 00:31:23,129 --> 00:31:24,209 He brought me in. 327 00:31:24,369 --> 00:31:26,969 And that's how I became one of the starters. 328 00:31:27,129 --> 00:31:30,569 But there were five older players. 329 00:31:31,329 --> 00:31:34,889 I had just turned 20. 330 00:31:35,329 --> 00:31:37,369 We had to play in the world championships 331 00:31:37,529 --> 00:31:38,849 in Moscow. 332 00:31:39,529 --> 00:31:41,489 There was a big chance 333 00:31:42,169 --> 00:31:45,369 that if we lost to the USSR, 334 00:31:45,769 --> 00:31:47,089 I'd be blamed. 335 00:31:47,249 --> 00:31:49,225 People could have said: 'They would have won with Nakajima. 336 00:31:49,249 --> 00:31:51,369 But they lost because of Matsumura.' 337 00:31:52,849 --> 00:31:56,489 Journalists loved writing that kind of stuff. 338 00:31:56,649 --> 00:31:59,249 So, you can bet your life, 339 00:32:01,089 --> 00:32:04,289 I did my very utmost 340 00:32:04,849 --> 00:32:05,929 to knuckle down 341 00:32:06,249 --> 00:32:07,849 and get into the best shape possible. 342 00:32:28,089 --> 00:32:29,409 Wonderful! 343 00:32:29,569 --> 00:32:31,409 That's the captain of the USSR team! 344 00:32:54,689 --> 00:32:58,009 The favourite for tomorrow's final is, without a doubt, the USSR. 345 00:32:58,169 --> 00:33:00,769 How are the Japanese women going to beat them? 346 00:33:01,409 --> 00:33:04,689 The first line is like an iron curtain. 347 00:33:05,169 --> 00:33:08,129 And even if we get through that, the defence is infallible. 348 00:33:08,929 --> 00:33:11,489 Receivers and attackers can all jump really well. 349 00:33:11,649 --> 00:33:15,249 Even if you don't take all that into account, success seems difficult. 350 00:33:18,449 --> 00:33:21,369 So, what's your plan for the Japanese team? 351 00:33:23,889 --> 00:33:25,129 Mr Okano? The plan? 352 00:33:25,729 --> 00:33:26,969 Of no matter. 353 00:33:27,849 --> 00:33:28,929 What are you saying? 354 00:33:29,609 --> 00:33:32,089 The training session of the USSR team is of little importance. 355 00:33:33,049 --> 00:33:34,889 Whether it's their attack or defence, 356 00:33:35,209 --> 00:33:36,649 nothing has changed. 357 00:33:37,329 --> 00:33:39,009 They haven't got any new techniques! 358 00:33:39,489 --> 00:33:40,649 That's rubbish. 359 00:33:41,089 --> 00:33:42,449 You believe... 360 00:33:43,249 --> 00:33:44,569 It's not important! 361 00:33:45,049 --> 00:33:46,569 I'm going out to get some fresh air... 362 00:33:47,769 --> 00:33:49,969 Which photograph do you want to use? 363 00:33:50,129 --> 00:33:51,769 You choose. Pick a good one. 364 00:33:52,529 --> 00:33:53,689 Mr Okano! 365 00:33:55,569 --> 00:33:59,609 He says it's of no importance! I don't get it! 366 00:34:00,569 --> 00:34:03,169 October, 1962. 367 00:34:04,009 --> 00:34:07,009 Moscow, the former seat of the tsars, 368 00:34:07,569 --> 00:34:10,929 has become the epicentre of the volleyball world. 369 00:34:11,489 --> 00:34:16,209 Some 400 players from 21 nations 370 00:34:16,689 --> 00:34:18,169 have converged on the city 371 00:34:19,329 --> 00:34:22,889 for the fourth world championships. 372 00:34:23,289 --> 00:34:27,369 The USSR's men's and women's teams 373 00:34:28,209 --> 00:34:29,569 are the defending champions. 374 00:34:30,969 --> 00:34:33,169 They will vie to retain their titles 375 00:34:33,329 --> 00:34:37,289 in a stadium worthy of Soviet ambitions. 376 00:34:38,889 --> 00:34:41,489 And so the world championships are upon us. 377 00:34:42,609 --> 00:34:46,769 Never have there been so many contenders for the ultimate prize. 378 00:34:47,169 --> 00:34:49,929 35 teams from 22 countries in Europe, Asia, 379 00:34:50,089 --> 00:34:54,209 Africa and South America, all gathered here to fight for the title. 380 00:35:02,529 --> 00:35:05,849 However, the main threat in these championships could be right here. 381 00:35:06,209 --> 00:35:08,249 Remember these faces well. These women from Japan 382 00:35:08,409 --> 00:35:12,009 could pose the biggest obstacle to the aspirations of the Soviet volleyball team 383 00:35:12,169 --> 00:35:13,769 as they battle for the gold medal. 384 00:35:18,609 --> 00:35:20,969 Everyone wants to know their thoughts. 385 00:35:21,129 --> 00:35:23,169 Especially those of the captain, Masae Kasai. 386 00:35:24,689 --> 00:35:26,929 'Tell us about your match against the Soviet team 387 00:35:27,089 --> 00:35:28,689 at the last world championships.' 388 00:35:32,969 --> 00:35:35,409 "It was a life and death struggle. 389 00:35:35,569 --> 00:35:38,449 In Brazil, the Soviet players were better than our players. 390 00:35:38,609 --> 00:35:40,329 But over the last four years, 391 00:35:40,489 --> 00:35:43,009 we've dedicated ourselves to preparing for the battles ahead. 392 00:35:44,329 --> 00:35:45,729 And now we're ready." 393 00:40:47,089 --> 00:40:48,465 It's a tough defeat for the hosts. 394 00:40:48,489 --> 00:40:51,489 By contrast, the Japanese team and their coach are in seventh heaven. 395 00:40:53,009 --> 00:40:56,049 And if I had not witnessed their victory, 396 00:40:56,209 --> 00:40:58,929 I would have probably thought that these young women, 397 00:40:59,089 --> 00:41:00,769 had not been successful. 398 00:41:01,529 --> 00:41:03,329 It turns out that the joy of victory can 399 00:41:03,489 --> 00:41:05,849 also manifest itself in this way. 400 00:41:11,169 --> 00:41:14,009 The coach and players had fulfilled their side of the bargain. 401 00:41:14,409 --> 00:41:18,049 The Nichibo Kaizuka team was the best in the world. 402 00:41:18,889 --> 00:41:21,449 The story could end there. 403 00:41:22,289 --> 00:41:26,009 However, volleyball had become an event at the Olympics. 404 00:41:26,329 --> 00:41:29,849 And for Japan, the Witches of the Orient 405 00:41:30,249 --> 00:41:33,929 could be worth their weight in gold. 406 00:41:54,289 --> 00:41:55,889 You go first. 407 00:41:56,049 --> 00:41:58,689 Who goes next? It's Ryo's turn. 408 00:42:00,289 --> 00:42:02,305 You need to make sure we get a good look before you turn it back over again. 409 00:42:02,329 --> 00:42:04,969 If you do it quickly like that, we can't see anything. 410 00:42:05,129 --> 00:42:06,649 Yes, that's the way to do it. 411 00:42:06,849 --> 00:42:07,849 Right, your turn Ryo. 412 00:42:10,049 --> 00:42:11,049 Which one? 413 00:42:11,729 --> 00:42:14,569 My maiden name was Tanida. 414 00:42:16,129 --> 00:42:17,969 Tanida Kinuko. 415 00:42:18,849 --> 00:42:19,849 Witch number 3. 416 00:42:21,129 --> 00:42:22,329 Let's get a good look... 417 00:42:24,369 --> 00:42:25,969 I was born in Ikeda. 418 00:42:26,289 --> 00:42:29,529 The town of Ikeda in Osaka prefecture. 419 00:42:30,849 --> 00:42:33,129 My father was called Kamekichi. 420 00:42:33,529 --> 00:42:35,209 Fude was my mother's name. 421 00:42:37,289 --> 00:42:39,849 And for a living... 422 00:42:40,009 --> 00:42:41,489 they sold milk. 423 00:42:45,089 --> 00:42:46,369 I can't find it. 424 00:42:47,649 --> 00:42:49,209 Ah, got it. A lucky break. 425 00:42:51,609 --> 00:42:54,129 After the world championships? I wanted to stop. 426 00:42:56,609 --> 00:43:02,009 I had given so much I didn't think I had any more to give. 427 00:43:03,529 --> 00:43:07,529 I was exhausted. I'd had enough. 428 00:43:09,409 --> 00:43:12,889 We all had the intention to stop after the world championships. 429 00:43:14,769 --> 00:43:17,209 However, the Olympic Games came after the world championships. 430 00:43:17,729 --> 00:43:21,169 And we were, let's say... reminded of the Olympics. 431 00:43:21,569 --> 00:43:23,636 We knew that the executives in the 432 00:43:23,660 --> 00:43:26,289 volleyball federation wouldn't let us stop. 433 00:43:26,729 --> 00:43:29,649 They made it very clear indeed that we couldn't step away. 434 00:43:29,849 --> 00:43:32,929 Despite all that, we were also clear. 435 00:43:33,689 --> 00:43:35,409 We didn't want to go on. 436 00:43:39,209 --> 00:43:41,329 But, in the end, 437 00:43:42,289 --> 00:43:47,129 we all agreed to continue until the Olympic Games. 438 00:43:51,049 --> 00:43:53,329 There you go, you've got them all. 439 00:44:38,009 --> 00:44:40,929 My maiden name was Shinozaki Yoko 440 00:44:41,089 --> 00:44:43,529 and now it is Tamura Yoko. 441 00:44:44,089 --> 00:44:45,769 I was witch number 10. 442 00:44:48,009 --> 00:44:52,649 I was born in Tokyo in an air-raid shelter. 443 00:44:54,089 --> 00:44:57,489 My dad was a cook. 444 00:44:58,209 --> 00:44:59,409 A chef. 445 00:45:01,089 --> 00:45:04,609 My mother made Japanese clothing, 446 00:45:05,249 --> 00:45:06,489 like kimonos. 447 00:45:11,249 --> 00:45:15,249 I worked in the warehouse. 448 00:45:16,129 --> 00:45:21,849 It was at a factory that received supplies. 449 00:45:22,329 --> 00:45:24,929 It was a textile factory. So there was a warehouse 450 00:45:25,089 --> 00:45:29,009 from where we would receive these supplies. 451 00:45:29,169 --> 00:45:33,049 I would check and sign them in 452 00:45:33,209 --> 00:45:36,849 and I would stamp the invoices. 453 00:45:37,009 --> 00:45:38,769 That was my work. 454 00:45:54,849 --> 00:46:01,529 At the start, when it came to diving... because I was ungainly, 455 00:46:01,689 --> 00:46:04,689 I cracked a rib. 456 00:46:05,129 --> 00:46:08,649 It hurt whenever I coughed. 457 00:46:09,089 --> 00:46:12,249 It hurt if I lay on my back when I was in bed. 458 00:46:12,409 --> 00:46:14,609 I went to hospital 459 00:46:14,769 --> 00:46:16,769 and they said that I'd bruised the rib. 460 00:46:16,969 --> 00:46:21,569 I thought that I was going to have to rest. 461 00:46:21,969 --> 00:46:27,289 But the doctor said resting didn't really make a difference for a bruised rib. 462 00:46:27,849 --> 00:46:32,729 'It heals itself after about a month, ' he said. 463 00:46:33,489 --> 00:46:36,129 'You don't have to stop training.' 464 00:46:36,289 --> 00:46:38,649 'You can carry on!' 465 00:46:42,049 --> 00:46:44,009 I wrapped a cushion around my ribs. 466 00:46:44,169 --> 00:46:48,689 But whenever I jumped, it was like I was getting an electric shock. 467 00:46:48,889 --> 00:46:51,289 I ended up getting used to the pain... 468 00:47:04,369 --> 00:47:08,969 Our coach used to say: 469 00:47:10,289 --> 00:47:14,529 'Make good passes so the attack is incisive.' 470 00:47:15,009 --> 00:47:17,689 Most of the time we spent in training 471 00:47:17,889 --> 00:47:21,369 was given over to making good passes. 472 00:47:22,009 --> 00:47:24,769 The most difficult bit of training 473 00:47:24,969 --> 00:47:29,329 was when there were two of us in a line on the court. 474 00:47:29,729 --> 00:47:34,369 And we had to score 10 points in order to get substituted. 475 00:47:34,529 --> 00:47:37,009 It didn't matter how many attempts you made. 476 00:47:37,169 --> 00:47:40,729 To get replaced, you had to score 10 points. 477 00:47:40,929 --> 00:47:45,209 For some, even if they had to dive 100 times, they never got to 10 points. 478 00:47:45,369 --> 00:47:47,569 For others, they only needed 50 attempts. 479 00:47:47,729 --> 00:47:50,489 It depended on how sensei threw the balls. 480 00:47:51,209 --> 00:47:52,969 You would receive the ball. 481 00:47:54,289 --> 00:47:56,889 You'd receive the ball sent over by the coach 482 00:47:57,049 --> 00:48:00,649 and you had to send it upwards. 483 00:48:00,849 --> 00:48:02,329 That was worth one point. 484 00:48:02,489 --> 00:48:06,609 But for that, you'd have to run to get to the ball 485 00:48:06,769 --> 00:48:08,689 and not miss the receiving strike. 486 00:48:08,889 --> 00:48:10,649 At that moment, 487 00:48:10,849 --> 00:48:13,929 you had to be in the best position possible 488 00:48:14,089 --> 00:48:16,129 to send the ball back as high as possible. 489 00:48:16,289 --> 00:48:18,329 Whatever position you were in, 490 00:48:18,489 --> 00:48:21,769 you had to make sure it was a useful set-up shot. 491 00:48:22,129 --> 00:48:25,889 You had to programme your body to always give an upwards pass. 492 00:48:26,569 --> 00:48:29,929 If you messed up a pass, one point was taken away. 493 00:48:30,329 --> 00:48:34,049 You'd often reach 9 points and think about getting to the end. 494 00:48:34,609 --> 00:48:38,409 You'd be saying to yourself... just one more point and it will be over. 495 00:48:38,569 --> 00:48:42,049 But we were so tired and weakened 496 00:48:42,689 --> 00:48:46,409 that there'd be one ball that you couldn't deal with properly. 497 00:48:46,889 --> 00:48:51,169 You'd lose the point and you'd be back to eight points. 498 00:48:51,609 --> 00:48:55,369 And if things got worse, you'd drop to 7, 6 or 5 points. 499 00:48:55,529 --> 00:48:58,249 You could even find yourself at minus 10. 500 00:48:58,849 --> 00:49:04,769 At that point, recovering took enormous willpower. 501 00:49:05,129 --> 00:49:10,049 After that kind of collapse, you really didn't want to mess up a pass. 502 00:49:10,889 --> 00:49:17,769 No matter how exhausted we were or how close to passing out 503 00:49:17,969 --> 00:49:19,849 our bodies would come through. 504 00:49:20,009 --> 00:49:21,969 Missing the pass was out of the question. 505 00:49:22,129 --> 00:49:24,929 If you did, it would come back to haunt you. 506 00:49:37,969 --> 00:49:42,409 Just after I started, finishing time was around 11pm. 507 00:49:42,569 --> 00:49:44,889 But because we had to get to 10 points, 508 00:49:45,049 --> 00:49:49,409 on bad days, it would go on and on and on. 509 00:49:50,329 --> 00:49:54,529 I remember one day... 510 00:49:54,689 --> 00:49:58,929 just after finishing our bath, we bumped into the workers arriving at dawn. 511 00:49:59,089 --> 00:50:03,169 We said: 'Good morning' and 'Good night' at the same time. 512 00:50:04,289 --> 00:50:06,569 Training was as long as necessary. 513 00:50:20,089 --> 00:50:22,289 A profoundly shocking experience 514 00:50:25,289 --> 00:50:28,129 chilled by this fanatical striving 515 00:50:30,689 --> 00:50:33,969 winners of 137 consecutive contests since 1960. 516 00:50:36,529 --> 00:50:39,769 They practise six days a week, 51 weeks a year. 517 00:50:42,369 --> 00:50:45,609 His grim, wild-eyed intensity is frightening. 518 00:51:13,209 --> 00:51:14,609 Even in Japan, 519 00:51:15,209 --> 00:51:17,249 they called Daimatsu 'The demon'. 520 00:51:17,929 --> 00:51:20,489 That's what other people said. 521 00:51:20,649 --> 00:51:22,769 Those who were overseeing our progress 522 00:51:22,969 --> 00:51:24,649 would come to see us. 523 00:51:24,849 --> 00:51:31,289 And after two or three visits, they'd be struck by the way we trained. 524 00:51:31,849 --> 00:51:34,769 They were very impressed 525 00:51:34,969 --> 00:51:37,409 and said that our coach was a demon. 526 00:51:38,169 --> 00:51:39,369 Was he really? 527 00:51:46,049 --> 00:51:48,929 Training sessions were tough and well-organised. 528 00:51:51,089 --> 00:51:54,169 But that was as it should be. 529 00:51:55,129 --> 00:51:59,769 It was due to the discipline and the harshness that we became so strong. 530 00:51:59,969 --> 00:52:01,969 It wasn't by fooling around that 531 00:52:02,129 --> 00:52:05,889 we became a good team and such powerful players. 532 00:52:06,049 --> 00:52:08,049 We were all on board 533 00:52:08,209 --> 00:52:11,329 and we accepted the need for tough drills. 534 00:52:25,209 --> 00:52:27,209 But now, if you look back, 535 00:52:27,849 --> 00:52:32,729 of course you can think it was tough but we didn't see it that way. 536 00:52:32,929 --> 00:52:34,529 Not at all. 537 00:52:34,969 --> 00:52:37,009 Yes, it was certainly rigorous. 538 00:52:37,329 --> 00:52:40,369 And there were times when I wanted to get away. 539 00:52:41,089 --> 00:52:43,569 And moments when I wanted to quit. 540 00:52:44,249 --> 00:52:46,089 But I couldn't. 541 00:52:56,569 --> 00:52:58,529 Some people said it was all too much. 542 00:52:59,329 --> 00:53:02,169 Teachers and parents of the pupils also complained. 543 00:53:02,969 --> 00:53:06,729 They wanted this kind of energy to be spent on studies. 544 00:53:06,929 --> 00:53:09,689 But really? For the students, playing in a club 545 00:53:09,889 --> 00:53:12,689 teaches them how to live in a way that books can't do. 546 00:53:14,969 --> 00:53:18,649 This forthright young teacher is really embarrassing. 547 00:53:18,849 --> 00:53:22,009 Anyway, I can't dismiss the complaints of pupils' parents. 548 00:53:22,169 --> 00:53:23,825 I'm just asking you to take them into consideration. 549 00:53:23,849 --> 00:53:27,329 But I've already warned you that I would implement my methods. 550 00:53:27,489 --> 00:53:30,889 Well, on that subject, let's talk about these methods. 551 00:53:31,049 --> 00:53:34,929 Not all the pupils have taken to them, have they? 552 00:53:36,649 --> 00:53:39,569 You need to ask yourself some questions. 553 00:53:40,649 --> 00:53:43,329 Okay, it's agreed. And understood? 554 00:53:43,489 --> 00:53:46,489 Do you think so? Do I look happy? 555 00:53:46,649 --> 00:53:50,009 If the pupils no longer want me as their coach, 556 00:53:50,169 --> 00:53:52,409 I will resign in a heartbeat. 557 00:58:34,969 --> 00:58:37,169 Following the exploits of the Witches... 558 00:58:37,569 --> 00:58:42,009 there was a boom in manga, cartoons and animés on women's volleyball in Japan. 559 00:58:42,769 --> 00:58:47,289 At the forefront: Chikako Urano's Attack no1 in 1968. 560 00:58:48,009 --> 00:58:52,409 For the past 50 years, all these stories have had a common theme: 561 00:58:52,889 --> 00:58:55,089 The harshness of training 562 00:58:55,489 --> 00:58:58,649 and the need for a 'secret weapon'. 563 00:59:32,649 --> 00:59:34,609 Judo falls? 564 00:59:35,369 --> 00:59:38,289 In the beginning, we fell to the floor like in judo. 565 00:59:39,009 --> 00:59:41,449 We fell like that... on the side and then you got up. 566 00:59:41,609 --> 00:59:46,329 First we trained on carpets, 567 00:59:46,969 --> 00:59:50,249 then we went and did it on the court. 568 00:59:51,329 --> 00:59:53,329 But I don't think 569 00:59:54,129 --> 00:59:56,849 that the coach was thinking of judo at the beginning. 570 00:59:57,009 --> 00:59:58,769 It was more... 571 00:59:59,569 --> 01:00:01,249 Daruma dolls. 572 01:00:01,609 --> 01:00:04,849 Do you know of the Daruma dolls? 573 01:00:05,009 --> 01:00:08,369 Darumas are roly-poly dolls. 574 01:00:08,529 --> 01:00:11,449 They stand up straight away if you push them. 575 01:00:11,609 --> 01:00:14,529 And they inspired him. 576 01:00:16,849 --> 01:00:23,089 Seeing those gave him the idea of receiving the ball while rolling. 577 01:00:23,249 --> 01:00:24,729 Well, that's what we were told. 578 01:00:52,569 --> 01:00:56,729 To be the best in Japan, new techniques were needed. 579 01:00:56,929 --> 01:00:58,489 And to be the best in the world, 580 01:00:58,649 --> 01:01:02,289 they had to be fine-tuned to perfection so that we could beat anyone. 581 01:01:02,449 --> 01:01:03,729 And so, 582 01:01:04,449 --> 01:01:07,729 we followed his tactics to the letter 583 01:01:07,929 --> 01:01:12,169 and spent as much time as necessary learning his rolling moves 584 01:01:12,329 --> 01:01:14,769 so that it became part of us. 585 01:01:16,249 --> 01:01:21,249 There was nothing like: 'This hurts', 'This is difficult, ' or 'This is boring.' 586 01:01:21,609 --> 01:01:26,329 We had chosen to follow the way of the coach and we were with him. 587 01:01:26,489 --> 01:01:29,169 He wanted us to trust him and we trusted him. 588 01:01:37,609 --> 01:01:41,129 And we did it... it all came through training. 589 01:01:41,289 --> 01:01:43,129 At the start it hurt a lot, 590 01:01:43,449 --> 01:01:45,049 then less and less. 591 01:01:45,409 --> 01:01:48,889 To protect ourselves during training, 592 01:01:49,209 --> 01:01:50,929 so that we didn't hurt ourselves, 593 01:01:51,089 --> 01:01:54,529 we came up with all sorts of tricks and devices. 594 01:01:55,089 --> 01:01:58,289 We used to put on cushions, 595 01:01:58,449 --> 01:02:00,529 and bits of stuffing. 596 01:02:00,689 --> 01:02:05,169 We also put pads on our shoulders 597 01:02:05,329 --> 01:02:07,560 and when we received the ball from the 598 01:02:07,584 --> 01:02:10,129 coach, we pushed it up as high as possible. 599 01:02:10,289 --> 01:02:11,929 That was training. 600 01:02:18,769 --> 01:02:22,049 We all had to get through that 601 01:02:24,209 --> 01:02:26,409 and we did by adapting to the technique. 602 01:02:26,849 --> 01:02:30,849 It was the same thing for sleep. We didn't get enough. That's just the way it was. 603 01:02:31,969 --> 01:02:33,929 Our bodies got used to it. 604 01:02:34,449 --> 01:02:36,369 We forced them to get used to it. 605 01:02:37,849 --> 01:02:40,009 It was us who forced them to get used to it. 606 01:02:41,849 --> 01:02:46,169 When we had our periods... we talked about it within the group. 607 01:02:46,329 --> 01:02:51,049 We kept that kind of thing in-house. And when it was too hard, 608 01:02:51,649 --> 01:02:54,849 we came up with little tricks so we could get a bit more rest. 609 01:02:55,209 --> 01:02:57,209 We'd cover for each other if we needed a break 610 01:02:57,889 --> 01:03:01,409 so Daimatsu wouldn't notice anything. 611 01:03:01,569 --> 01:03:03,169 We looked after each other. 612 01:03:09,289 --> 01:03:12,649 Daimatsu was famous for having survived several months in the Burmese jungle 613 01:03:13,089 --> 01:03:15,689 during the second world war. 614 01:03:16,529 --> 01:03:19,209 Exhausted by hunger and lack of sleep, 615 01:03:19,529 --> 01:03:23,849 all the men under his command emerged alive from the ordeal. 616 01:03:24,649 --> 01:03:28,409 Even if he did deprive the Witches of sleep, 617 01:03:28,849 --> 01:03:31,009 he took them out once a month 618 01:03:31,409 --> 01:03:33,849 at his own expense 619 01:03:34,249 --> 01:03:38,569 for a trip to the cinema. 620 01:03:54,729 --> 01:03:58,409 When we were young, we all looked at Daimatsu 621 01:03:59,369 --> 01:04:01,689 and we all thought that we'd love to marry 622 01:04:01,889 --> 01:04:04,329 someone like him. 623 01:04:07,889 --> 01:04:11,409 Oh, he was charming and looked distinguished. 624 01:04:12,609 --> 01:04:15,129 He was handsome 625 01:04:15,289 --> 01:04:18,649 and he spoke in such a wonderful way. 626 01:04:19,569 --> 01:04:22,369 If he said: 'Imbecile!' 627 01:04:22,529 --> 01:04:27,049 It didn't sound as if he was telling you off because he spoke with such composure. 628 01:04:27,729 --> 01:04:30,049 When he asked: 'What are you doing?' 629 01:04:30,849 --> 01:04:33,529 Was he angry? 630 01:04:35,449 --> 01:04:38,409 Perhaps he was or maybe not at all... 631 01:04:38,569 --> 01:04:40,449 You never knew with him. 632 01:04:40,609 --> 01:04:41,929 At that time, 633 01:04:42,969 --> 01:04:45,729 several of us didn't have a father at home. 634 01:04:45,929 --> 01:04:47,769 Of the starting six in the team, 635 01:04:48,329 --> 01:04:50,529 I didn't have a dad, 636 01:04:50,689 --> 01:04:52,969 Isobe had lost both her parents, 637 01:04:54,289 --> 01:04:57,089 and Tanida's father wasn't there. 638 01:04:58,329 --> 01:05:01,289 Miyamoto didn't have her mother. 639 01:05:02,129 --> 01:05:03,729 Only Handa 640 01:05:04,409 --> 01:05:07,129 and Kasai had both of their parents. 641 01:05:07,969 --> 01:05:10,129 Oddly enough, 642 01:05:10,689 --> 01:05:15,889 he was the same age as my father. 643 01:05:16,049 --> 01:05:19,369 And yet he could have also been 644 01:05:19,529 --> 01:05:22,969 the kind of man you'd want to marry. 645 01:05:37,569 --> 01:05:41,449 When I returned to a normal life after volleyball, 646 01:05:42,609 --> 01:05:46,409 I found everything surprisingly easy. 647 01:05:46,569 --> 01:05:50,169 For example, at work, when my colleagues were complaining 648 01:05:50,329 --> 01:05:55,129 about being tired, or hungry, or too hot or too cold, 649 01:05:55,289 --> 01:05:58,769 I couldn't really understand it. 650 01:05:59,409 --> 01:06:03,209 If I was a bit peckish, it didn't bother me at all. 651 01:06:03,369 --> 01:06:05,889 The heatwaves in the summer... left me cold! 652 01:06:06,049 --> 01:06:09,049 And I was never tired. 653 01:06:09,209 --> 01:06:11,169 Everything seemed so easy. 654 01:06:12,529 --> 01:06:16,489 I was convinced that by making an effort, 655 01:06:16,649 --> 01:06:19,089 I would arrive at my goal. 656 01:06:19,249 --> 01:06:21,609 But I discovered that when it comes to educating children... 657 01:06:21,769 --> 01:06:25,369 it's not only a question of will. 658 01:06:40,609 --> 01:06:45,209 I don't know what went on before I arrived in the team, 659 01:06:46,329 --> 01:06:50,289 but there was massive pressure. 660 01:06:50,449 --> 01:06:54,209 What had changed was that the gold medal was the target. 661 01:06:54,649 --> 01:06:56,129 In Japan, 662 01:06:57,369 --> 01:06:59,049 all our fans were convinced 663 01:06:59,209 --> 01:07:04,129 that we were going to win the gold medal. 664 01:07:05,209 --> 01:07:11,769 We felt this pressure right the way through our training. 665 01:07:11,969 --> 01:07:17,169 Just before the Olympics we went to do a training camp in Wakayama. 666 01:07:17,329 --> 01:07:20,889 It was even tougher than our sessions at the factory. 667 01:07:21,049 --> 01:07:24,529 And even though we were used to those, we all lost weight during the camp. 668 01:08:06,449 --> 01:08:09,609 Tokyo had been chosen to host the 1940 Olympic Games. 669 01:08:10,089 --> 01:08:12,329 There were no Olympic Games in 1940. 670 01:08:17,089 --> 01:08:21,249 And now it's the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. 671 01:08:33,729 --> 01:08:39,849 We formally declare the closing of the 11th Olympic Games 672 01:08:40,449 --> 01:08:42,729 and, as is the tradition, 673 01:08:42,929 --> 01:08:45,729 we invite young people from all over the world 674 01:08:45,929 --> 01:08:48,369 to gather in four years in Tokyo 675 01:08:49,009 --> 01:08:53,249 to celebrate the 12th Olympic Games. 676 01:11:21,049 --> 01:11:24,649 On 26 May, 1959, Tokyo was selected to stage the 1964 Olympic Games. 677 01:11:25,489 --> 01:11:28,609 A chance to move on from the second world war; 678 01:11:29,049 --> 01:11:32,169 an opportunity to showcase Japan's powers of recovery 679 01:11:32,569 --> 01:11:35,689 and to project its new image to the world. 680 01:11:36,129 --> 01:11:38,529 The stakes were high. 681 01:11:39,369 --> 01:11:43,009 Two events were scheduled to make their Olympic debut: 682 01:11:43,409 --> 01:11:45,489 Judo, 683 01:11:45,929 --> 01:11:49,249 and volleyball. 684 01:12:14,329 --> 01:12:17,329 At that point, recovering took enormous willpower. 685 01:12:18,929 --> 01:12:21,369 It wasn't by fooling around that 686 01:12:21,529 --> 01:12:24,369 we became a good team and such powerful players. 687 01:12:24,889 --> 01:12:27,409 We worked at the factory. 688 01:12:28,089 --> 01:12:31,289 We all worked together. 689 01:12:32,929 --> 01:12:35,609 I did my very utmost 690 01:12:36,489 --> 01:12:37,649 to knuckle down 691 01:12:37,849 --> 01:12:39,409 and get into the best shape possible. 692 01:12:39,769 --> 01:12:44,529 There was nothing like: 'This hurts'; 'This is difficult, ' or 'This is boring.' 693 01:12:46,569 --> 01:12:52,489 Of course you can think it is tough but we didn't see it that way. 694 01:16:23,649 --> 01:16:25,889 Do you know of the Daruma dolls? 695 01:16:26,049 --> 01:16:29,169 Darumas are roly-poly dolls. 696 01:16:29,329 --> 01:16:32,769 They stand up straight away if you push them. 697 01:17:10,569 --> 01:17:13,209 Yesterday, for the first time, the Syncom 3 satellite 698 01:17:13,369 --> 01:17:17,209 transmitted images from Japan to the United States for a TV programme. 699 01:17:17,369 --> 01:17:21,209 The broadcast included the rehearsal for the torch ceremony 700 01:17:21,369 --> 01:17:25,529 and a message from the American president Lyndon B Johnson. 701 01:17:27,249 --> 01:17:32,369 He said: 'Both the United States and Japan can be thanked for this magnificent symbol 702 01:17:32,529 --> 01:17:36,849 of the cooperation that strengthens the ties between our two countries. 703 01:17:37,009 --> 01:17:39,787 'I hope to see this satellite communication 704 01:17:39,811 --> 01:17:41,849 system spread across the world. 705 01:17:42,009 --> 01:17:45,609 'This system can contribute so much to the understanding of peoples. 706 01:17:45,769 --> 01:17:50,689 'It is a vital step on the path towards establishing lasting peace in the world.' 707 01:17:55,529 --> 01:17:59,009 After President Johnson's message, Japan's foreign affairs minister, 708 01:17:59,169 --> 01:18:02,489 Mr Shiina, replied. 709 01:18:02,649 --> 01:18:05,329 He said it was apt that the Olympic Games 710 01:18:05,489 --> 01:18:09,009 a symbol of peaceful competition between nations - 711 01:18:09,169 --> 01:18:12,129 should be the first broadcast 712 01:18:12,289 --> 01:18:15,369 from Asia to the United States. 713 01:18:15,529 --> 01:18:17,529 Shiina also said he hoped 714 01:18:17,689 --> 01:18:19,969 that the first broadcast would strengthen ties 715 01:18:20,129 --> 01:18:21,849 between the two countries. 716 01:18:38,289 --> 01:18:43,289 October 10th, 1964. 717 01:18:47,409 --> 01:18:50,409 And now in the stadium, there is total silence 718 01:18:50,569 --> 01:18:54,009 as spectators await the arrival of the Olympic flame. 719 01:18:54,169 --> 01:18:55,329 And here it is. 720 01:18:55,489 --> 01:18:59,129 The torch was lit on 21 August 1964 721 01:18:59,289 --> 01:19:02,489 in the presence of King Constantine II of Greece. 722 01:19:02,649 --> 01:19:05,849 In that ceremony at the ancient site of the Olympics, 723 01:19:06,009 --> 01:19:09,849 a high priestess wearing a white robe, lit the flame in a bowl 724 01:19:10,009 --> 01:19:12,529 which had been heated by the rays from the sun. 725 01:19:12,689 --> 01:19:15,929 And now, here is that same flame, that has crossed continents. 726 01:19:16,089 --> 01:19:19,569 It arrived yesterday in Japan and spent its first night on Japanese soil 727 01:19:19,729 --> 01:19:22,649 in a cauldron in front of the Imperial Palace. 728 01:19:22,849 --> 01:19:25,409 This flame is being carried by someone 729 01:19:25,569 --> 01:19:28,049 who has been deemed Japan's most worthy. 730 01:19:28,209 --> 01:19:31,409 A 19-year-old student, Yoshinori Sakai, has been anointed. 731 01:19:31,569 --> 01:19:34,369 He is a first-year student at Waseda University. 732 01:19:34,529 --> 01:19:38,089 He was born on the day the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. 733 01:19:38,249 --> 01:19:42,609 He was officially chosen on 18 August as the flame bearer. 734 01:19:42,969 --> 01:19:48,769 He was selected because of his fluid stride, 735 01:19:48,969 --> 01:19:50,729 physique and good looks. 736 01:19:51,089 --> 01:19:55,289 His 17-year-old brother, 737 01:19:55,449 --> 01:19:57,769 who is a student at Meguro High School, 738 01:19:57,969 --> 01:19:59,409 was chosen as the flame bearer 739 01:19:59,569 --> 01:20:02,489 when the flame passed through the city of Hiroshima. 740 01:20:13,849 --> 01:20:19,249 It's Yoshinori Sakai who will light up the vast National Stadium 741 01:20:19,409 --> 01:20:21,849 and the flame will burn throughout the Games in Tokyo. 742 01:20:27,169 --> 01:20:30,249 The lighting of the flame at Olympia and the subsequent torch relay 743 01:20:30,409 --> 01:20:35,129 were introduced at the 1936 Olympics in Germany. 744 01:20:35,449 --> 01:20:38,169 The flame then went on to burn for the length of the games 745 01:20:38,329 --> 01:20:39,649 at the main stadium in Berlin. 746 01:20:39,849 --> 01:20:42,649 October 23th, 19644:05 pm. 747 01:21:11,049 --> 01:21:15,209 On the 23rd of October, the judo final was just before ours. 748 01:21:15,369 --> 01:21:19,329 It was between Kaminaga and Geesink. 749 01:21:19,489 --> 01:21:24,289 I watched the final. It was early in the afternoon. 750 01:21:24,449 --> 01:21:25,729 I watched it. 751 01:21:25,929 --> 01:21:28,409 And I saw Kaminaga beaten. 752 01:21:28,569 --> 01:21:30,409 Geesink won the gold medal. 753 01:21:30,969 --> 01:21:32,825 When coach Daimatsu saw us in front of the TV, 754 01:21:32,849 --> 01:21:34,529 he got angry. 755 01:21:35,049 --> 01:21:37,529 'I told you not to watch that!' 756 01:21:38,329 --> 01:21:40,849 He was livid that we were watching TV. 757 01:21:41,289 --> 01:21:44,649 I still remember it. 758 01:22:02,289 --> 01:22:04,689 We really believed that we couldn't stay in Japan. 759 01:22:06,609 --> 01:22:08,649 We talked about it in the team... 760 01:22:09,569 --> 01:22:11,649 'We'll have to leave Japan if we lose in the final.' 761 01:22:11,849 --> 01:22:14,049 'Where will we go?' 762 01:22:15,129 --> 01:22:19,409 Because we liked the Romanians, we thought about Romania. 763 01:22:19,569 --> 01:22:23,569 They'd invited us. 'If you lose, come to us!' they'd said. 764 01:22:23,729 --> 01:22:27,329 And we spoke about that. 765 01:22:53,129 --> 01:22:56,649 Akio Kaminaga's defeat in the Kodokan, the shrine of judo, 766 01:22:57,089 --> 01:22:59,649 was a huge disappointment in Japan. 767 01:23:00,489 --> 01:23:02,836 Several hours later, Japan's five national TV 768 01:23:02,860 --> 01:23:05,489 stations transmitted the women's volleyball final. 769 01:23:06,329 --> 01:23:08,932 More than 50 years later, the broadcast remains 770 01:23:08,956 --> 01:23:11,529 one of the most watched events on Japanese TV. 771 01:23:16,169 --> 01:23:17,329 On the big day, 772 01:23:18,409 --> 01:23:19,929 we were confident of success. 773 01:23:20,089 --> 01:23:22,529 When we went onto the court, we weren't frightened. 774 01:23:22,689 --> 01:23:24,929 We had trained so well 775 01:23:25,089 --> 01:23:27,569 that we were certain that we could win. 776 01:23:33,489 --> 01:23:36,569 It's 7.30pm on the 23rd of October. 777 01:23:36,729 --> 01:23:39,769 The eagerly awaited women's volleyball final 778 01:23:39,969 --> 01:23:42,689 pitting Japan against the USSR is set to begin. 779 01:23:55,929 --> 01:23:56,729 The Japanese team: 780 01:23:56,929 --> 01:23:58,489 Kasai, Miyamoto, 781 01:23:58,649 --> 01:24:00,089 Tanida, Handa, 782 01:24:00,249 --> 01:24:01,329 Matsumura and Isobe 783 01:24:01,489 --> 01:24:02,649 are the best players. 784 01:24:30,089 --> 01:24:32,769 The Soviet team has improved since the world championships. 785 01:24:32,969 --> 01:24:34,169 It's surprisingly true. 786 01:24:34,329 --> 01:24:35,969 They're moving faster today. 787 01:24:36,129 --> 01:24:37,209 Miyamoto smashes. 788 01:24:37,369 --> 01:24:38,505 The ball's back to Japan's court. 789 01:24:38,529 --> 01:24:39,889 An Isobe smash to the left! 790 01:24:40,049 --> 01:24:41,129 And it's in! 791 01:24:44,849 --> 01:24:46,249 Roschina to serve. 792 01:24:46,409 --> 01:24:48,649 She's 23-year-old and stands at 1 metre 69 centimetres. 793 01:24:49,529 --> 01:24:50,945 She serves to the back of the court. 794 01:24:50,969 --> 01:24:52,105 Isobe was a bit flat-footed there... 795 01:24:52,129 --> 01:24:54,329 Tanida passes to the right... Miyamoto... 796 01:24:54,489 --> 01:24:56,489 The Soviets get the ball... 797 01:24:56,649 --> 01:24:58,529 That's a bad pass and it's with the Japanese. 798 01:24:58,689 --> 01:24:59,745 Tanida takes, 799 01:24:59,769 --> 01:25:00,769 Matsumura passes. 800 01:25:00,889 --> 01:25:02,569 Isobe hits! But that came to nothing. 801 01:25:02,729 --> 01:25:04,385 The Soviets have the ball and send it back. 802 01:25:04,409 --> 01:25:05,705 The Japanese... in a good position, 803 01:25:05,729 --> 01:25:07,769 Kasai... and Isobe smashes! 804 01:25:07,969 --> 01:25:09,529 It's in! Strike's good! 805 01:25:18,529 --> 01:25:21,129 In the gymnastics, Latynina, from the USSR, has taken the gold. 806 01:25:21,289 --> 01:25:23,409 Her compatriot Astakhova... silver 807 01:25:23,569 --> 01:25:26,169 and Ducza from Hungary collected the bronze. 808 01:25:26,569 --> 01:25:28,689 As a Soviet won the gymnastics, 809 01:25:28,889 --> 01:25:33,409 the women volleyball players are obviously keen to claim gold too. 810 01:25:33,569 --> 01:25:36,409 They lost the first set. And now it's 1-1 in the second. 811 01:25:36,929 --> 01:25:41,129 Mischak powers down a smash but the Japanese manage to recover it. 812 01:25:41,289 --> 01:25:42,889 Kasai passes and Tanida hits, 813 01:25:43,049 --> 01:25:45,489 but the Soviets block. 814 01:25:45,649 --> 01:25:47,449 The ball is back with Japan... Matsumura. 815 01:25:47,609 --> 01:25:49,449 Kasai... 816 01:25:49,609 --> 01:25:50,769 Tanida... Smash! 817 01:25:50,969 --> 01:25:52,449 The Soviets recover... 818 01:25:52,609 --> 01:25:55,009 It's on their side... Ryzhova... Ryskal and it's in! 819 01:25:55,169 --> 01:25:56,225 Score. 820 01:25:56,249 --> 01:26:00,089 The ball squeezed through the block and went out over on the right. 821 01:26:03,649 --> 01:26:04,969 Mischak... 822 01:26:05,129 --> 01:26:06,209 Ryzhova... 823 01:26:06,369 --> 01:26:07,385 Kamenek... hits! 824 01:26:07,409 --> 01:26:08,729 But Isobe is under it... 825 01:26:09,169 --> 01:26:10,289 Tanida... 826 01:26:10,449 --> 01:26:11,489 Handa fires down... 827 01:26:11,649 --> 01:26:12,745 Ryskal manages to retrieve it... 828 01:26:12,769 --> 01:26:14,185 the ball is back with the Japanese... 829 01:26:14,209 --> 01:26:15,209 Matsumura... 830 01:26:15,369 --> 01:26:16,465 Kasai pats it into the space! 831 01:26:16,489 --> 01:26:17,969 That little dink worked brilliantly! 832 01:26:18,449 --> 01:26:20,009 The skipper Kasai 833 01:26:20,169 --> 01:26:21,545 bamboozled the opposition with that shot! 834 01:26:21,569 --> 01:26:23,049 Superb play from the wily veteran. 835 01:26:23,209 --> 01:26:26,009 The Japanese captain showing all her experience there. 836 01:26:28,569 --> 01:26:30,009 Isobe serves... 837 01:26:30,169 --> 01:26:33,169 Soviets receive. 838 01:26:33,329 --> 01:26:34,889 Ryskal smashes down... 839 01:26:35,049 --> 01:26:37,249 Out! The ball is out! 840 01:26:38,009 --> 01:26:40,089 One point for Japan who take the set 15-8. 841 01:26:40,249 --> 01:26:41,449 Second set to Japan. 842 01:26:41,609 --> 01:26:45,209 You didn't see that coming. Ryskal completely messed that up. 843 01:26:45,369 --> 01:26:46,689 Ryskal has missed... 844 01:26:47,049 --> 01:26:48,249 several smashes today. 845 01:26:49,969 --> 01:26:53,729 Japan have won the second set after that error from Ryskal. 846 01:26:55,009 --> 01:26:56,529 First set, 15 points to 11. 847 01:26:56,969 --> 01:26:58,329 And the second, 15-8. 848 01:26:58,489 --> 01:27:01,209 It took 30 minutes for the opener. 24 minutes for the second. 849 01:27:01,369 --> 01:27:03,329 Japan annihilating the Soviet Union. 850 01:27:03,489 --> 01:27:04,729 Japan are two sets to the good. 851 01:27:04,889 --> 01:27:06,769 And you can't say they don't deserve it. 852 01:27:07,649 --> 01:27:09,929 The Japanese are in great shape. 853 01:27:10,089 --> 01:27:12,289 They're seeing the spaces really well. 854 01:27:13,449 --> 01:27:16,609 Another point from the service of Matsumura. 855 01:27:17,609 --> 01:27:18,769 It's her third today. 856 01:27:18,969 --> 01:27:19,969 The third for Matsumura, 857 01:27:20,129 --> 01:27:21,529 and Ryskal still failing. 858 01:27:22,329 --> 01:27:24,689 There was spin on the ball. 859 01:27:24,889 --> 01:27:25,905 It must have changed direction. 860 01:27:25,929 --> 01:27:27,729 Ryskal went to the right 861 01:27:27,929 --> 01:27:28,985 and fell in front of the ball. 862 01:27:29,009 --> 01:27:30,689 Matsumura sends over another serve. 863 01:27:31,169 --> 01:27:34,369 Ryskal is again the receiver, she knocks to... 864 01:27:34,729 --> 01:27:35,889 Kamenek hits... 865 01:27:36,049 --> 01:27:38,449 the Japanese have the ball... Matsumura... 866 01:27:38,609 --> 01:27:41,329 Miyamoto... Kasai who pushes it back. 867 01:27:41,489 --> 01:27:43,089 Soviets in with a chance here... 868 01:27:43,249 --> 01:27:44,329 Ryzhova! 869 01:27:44,489 --> 01:27:46,209 Isobe keeps it alive... good play there... 870 01:27:46,369 --> 01:27:47,089 Handa pushes it up... 871 01:27:47,249 --> 01:27:48,809 Kasai with the smash! And it's a winner! 872 01:27:50,249 --> 01:27:51,369 Isobe did really well there. 873 01:27:51,729 --> 01:27:55,129 Great pass from Handa to set up the skipper. 874 01:27:55,289 --> 01:27:57,089 That was a good strike from Kasai. 875 01:28:01,729 --> 01:28:03,689 Japan have three top attacking players. 876 01:28:03,889 --> 01:28:06,529 They're all so strong and versatile. 877 01:28:06,689 --> 01:28:08,089 Miyamoto pushes into the forecourt. 878 01:28:08,249 --> 01:28:09,889 Mischak pushes it up. 879 01:28:10,049 --> 01:28:11,329 Ryskal! 880 01:28:11,489 --> 01:28:13,729 'The rollin' receive', Japan's secret weapon! 881 01:28:13,929 --> 01:28:16,529 The ball is back with the Japanese... 882 01:28:16,689 --> 01:28:18,969 Kasai passes... Isobe hits to the left. 883 01:28:19,129 --> 01:28:20,769 It's in! 884 01:28:29,489 --> 01:28:30,585 Japan have got the serve back. 885 01:28:30,609 --> 01:28:31,625 Handa serves... 886 01:28:31,649 --> 01:28:32,769 Gureeva receives... 887 01:28:32,969 --> 01:28:34,089 Good pass. 888 01:28:34,249 --> 01:28:35,249 Gureeva smashes! 889 01:28:35,889 --> 01:28:37,569 But it's picked up by Handa. 890 01:28:37,729 --> 01:28:39,209 And Tanida can hit... 891 01:28:39,369 --> 01:28:41,849 The set-ups haven't been effective... 892 01:28:42,009 --> 01:28:43,305 and the ball returns to the Japanese court. 893 01:28:43,329 --> 01:28:45,209 Tanida passes, Miyamoto hits! 894 01:28:45,369 --> 01:28:47,249 The Soviets block... Did someone touch the net? 895 01:28:47,409 --> 01:28:48,529 No whistle. 896 01:28:48,689 --> 01:28:50,169 The Japanese have the ball again... 897 01:28:50,329 --> 01:28:52,089 Handa, Kasai, 898 01:28:52,249 --> 01:28:53,305 and Isobe on the left! 899 01:28:53,329 --> 01:28:54,505 But the Soviets get it back. 900 01:28:54,529 --> 01:28:55,585 Ah, they just mistimed that! 901 01:28:55,609 --> 01:28:56,929 The ball's with the Japanese now. 902 01:28:57,049 --> 01:28:59,649 But it's too long. It's a blow for the Soviets. 903 01:28:59,849 --> 01:29:00,569 Another point to Japan. 904 01:29:00,729 --> 01:29:02,849 They lead 10 points to 3. 905 01:29:03,409 --> 01:29:07,289 October 23th, 19648:47 pm. 906 01:29:07,449 --> 01:29:09,025 The ball's down in the Japanese court. 907 01:29:09,049 --> 01:29:12,729 Another point to the Soviets who are coming back. 13-8. 908 01:29:12,929 --> 01:29:15,889 Japan's coach, Daimatsu, has called for a time-out. 909 01:29:18,249 --> 01:29:22,929 His players have 13 points. They're attacking and defending well. 910 01:29:23,089 --> 01:29:28,049 - That's true. - Daimatsu won't have much to say. 911 01:29:28,209 --> 01:29:30,289 He's just got to tell them to finish the Soviets off. 912 01:29:30,409 --> 01:29:33,729 And not to get worried. 913 01:29:33,929 --> 01:29:36,649 Just keep on doing what they've been doing, is that it? 914 01:29:36,849 --> 01:29:38,569 - No need to get flustered. - Exactly. 915 01:29:43,729 --> 01:29:46,889 8:49 pm. 916 01:29:47,049 --> 01:29:49,329 Japan have the serve. 917 01:29:49,489 --> 01:29:50,529 Isobe with the delivery. 918 01:29:50,689 --> 01:29:52,089 A few steps back, serves. 919 01:29:52,689 --> 01:29:53,889 It's a good deep service. 920 01:29:54,049 --> 01:29:55,049 She targeted Buldakova, 921 01:29:55,209 --> 01:29:56,889 Ryzhova passes but she totally missed it! 922 01:29:57,049 --> 01:29:58,689 Japanese in with a chance here. 923 01:29:58,889 --> 01:30:00,049 Kasai passes, 924 01:30:00,209 --> 01:30:01,649 Matsumura hits! It looks good... 925 01:30:02,169 --> 01:30:03,009 It is good! 926 01:30:03,169 --> 01:30:05,249 Match point to Japan! 927 01:30:05,409 --> 01:30:07,449 They're edging nearer to victory. 928 01:30:08,369 --> 01:30:10,129 Just one more point for the ultimate triumph! 929 01:30:12,169 --> 01:30:15,129 8:50 pm. 930 01:30:15,289 --> 01:30:16,825 The spectators are on the edge of their seats. 931 01:30:16,849 --> 01:30:17,849 Ryskal serves. 932 01:30:18,449 --> 01:30:19,729 Handa receives, 933 01:30:19,929 --> 01:30:20,969 Isobe sends the pass back, 934 01:30:21,089 --> 01:30:22,689 and Matsumura hits! 935 01:30:22,889 --> 01:30:25,249 It's a double hit and out! That's good enough for Japan. 936 01:30:25,409 --> 01:30:26,409 Mischak... 937 01:30:26,569 --> 01:30:30,289 Mischak tried to push the ball up but it didn't work. 938 01:30:30,449 --> 01:30:33,449 It's 14 points to 10. It's Japan's second match point. 939 01:30:33,609 --> 01:30:36,249 Matsumura's got the ball. She's served well today. 940 01:30:36,409 --> 01:30:37,609 Will this be the decisive one? 941 01:30:37,769 --> 01:30:40,009 She looks at the Soviet court. 942 01:30:40,169 --> 01:30:42,049 She sends the ball high... 943 01:30:42,209 --> 01:30:43,849 Mischak receives and pushes the ball up... 944 01:30:45,169 --> 01:30:47,649 Buldakova punches it down for a quick one-two. 945 01:30:48,689 --> 01:30:50,449 We thought that would be it for the Japanese. 946 01:30:50,609 --> 01:30:53,369 But Buldakova played smartly there. 947 01:30:56,009 --> 01:30:59,489 8:54 pm. 948 01:30:59,649 --> 01:31:00,889 Handa's going to serve. 949 01:31:01,049 --> 01:31:04,249 She has chosen to stand a good five metres behind the line. 950 01:31:04,409 --> 01:31:05,905 The ball goes deep into the Soviet court. 951 01:31:05,929 --> 01:31:08,009 Ryzhova receives, then Roschina. 952 01:31:08,889 --> 01:31:09,889 And Mischak hits. 953 01:31:10,049 --> 01:31:11,065 Japan recycle it... 954 01:31:11,089 --> 01:31:12,849 Tanida strikes back. 955 01:31:13,009 --> 01:31:14,385 The ball is on the Soviets' court. 956 01:31:14,409 --> 01:31:16,609 Ryskal is firing, 957 01:31:16,769 --> 01:31:18,849 but Handa gets it. 958 01:31:19,009 --> 01:31:21,289 Isobe with a new attack... 959 01:31:23,009 --> 01:31:24,649 But there's a foul! On the Japanese side! 960 01:31:25,569 --> 01:31:26,569 It's an error. 961 01:31:27,209 --> 01:31:28,209 It's a fault. 962 01:31:29,889 --> 01:31:30,889 A point to the Soviets. 963 01:31:31,049 --> 01:31:33,649 - What was it for? - Probably for going over the net. 964 01:31:35,009 --> 01:31:38,329 8:55 pm. 965 01:31:38,489 --> 01:31:39,729 Japan have got the serve back. 966 01:31:41,369 --> 01:31:43,969 This is their sixth chance. 967 01:31:44,129 --> 01:31:45,369 Their sixth shot at glory. 968 01:31:45,529 --> 01:31:48,569 It's Miyamoto with the lefty serve. 969 01:31:49,729 --> 01:31:52,569 The ball will come back to the Japanese side. 970 01:31:52,969 --> 01:31:54,769 But there's been a fault at the net! 971 01:31:54,969 --> 01:31:56,185 The Soviets reached over the net! 972 01:31:56,209 --> 01:31:56,969 It's over! 973 01:31:57,129 --> 01:31:58,569 The Japanese have won! 974 01:31:58,729 --> 01:32:00,329 The players are jumping for joy. 975 01:32:00,489 --> 01:32:03,529 The substitutes are congratulating their coach. 976 01:32:03,689 --> 01:32:05,369 The players are falling down in tears. 977 01:32:05,529 --> 01:32:07,769 They're bawling their eyes out. 978 01:32:07,969 --> 01:32:11,129 They're surrounding their skipper. 979 01:36:22,409 --> 01:36:24,929 On August 6th, 1966. 980 01:36:25,329 --> 01:36:29,929 Yashica beat Nichibo Kaizuka three sets to two. 981 01:36:30,729 --> 01:36:35,329 This defeat ends an incredible succession of wins. 982 01:36:35,729 --> 01:36:38,849 The record stands: 983 01:36:39,889 --> 01:36:44,929 258 victories without defeat.