The opening ceremony at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics yesterday marked the start of the first time the Japanese capital has hosted the Olympic Games since 1964; and with a ban on international visitors, this year will look remarkably different from Olympics past. But, for a reminder of what the Tokyo Olympics would look like under normal circumstances—which is mostly to say “crowded”—we’ve got Walk, Don’t Run, a rom-com starring Cary Grant set during Tokyo’s last turn hosting the Summer Olympics.
Alec Dent is a former culture editor and staff writer for The Dispatch.
