Artefacts

Tokyo 2020, pictogramme costume worn by Daisuke Minami during the opening ceremony.

Physical description

Costume consisting of a thermoformed mask, a gilet and a suit in honeycomb fabric and a pair of tabi shoes.

Created

Created: Toshihiko SAKURAI Created: Saqulai Inc.Created: Marugo

Used

Used: Daisuke TAKAHASHI

Materials

synthetic material, rubber, textile

Colors

white, blue

Dimension

Combinaison seule 168 x 41 cm, 1.63 kg

Literature

CALLAHAN, Chrissy. "Tokyo brings 41 sports to life as pictograms in mesmerizing opening ceremony act". In: Today, 23 July 2023, https://www.today.com/news/performers-act-out-pictograms-tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony-t226352

Type of item

Clothes and Accessories -> costume

Reference number

237576

Ensemble

Keywords

Opening ceremony Tokyo 2020, Olympic Games Olympic stadium, Tokyo Male show Pictogram

Notes

Tokyo 2020, pictogram costume worn during the Opening Ceremony with some accessories: ball and basket used in 3x3 basketball, surfboardand wave. The ceremony, which featured fewer performers than usual, shined a spotlight on the sports on the Olympic programme. In a five-minute sketch, a group of artists transformed themselves into human pictograms, representing 50 disciplines. The main actor was Hiroshi Yoshimi, better known as Hiro-Pon. He was joined by pantomime duo Masa and Hitoshi. Donated by the OCOG