“Chariots of Fire” is a masterpiece of sports movies! A way of life that bets everything on “running”

What happened to the legendary players with a flame in their hearts...?

By the way, at the end of the 7/7 episode of the historical drama "Idaten", many people must have been speechless at the death of Kinue Hitomi, who showed such a strong running ability, at the young age of 24. On the other hand, what about the "Chariots of Fire"? Abrahams retired due to injury, and later contributed to the sports world as a journalist and commentator.

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Eric Liddell, on the other hand, immediately went to China after the Paris Convention to do missionary work, devoting himself to evangelism. However, the footsteps of war grew louder day by day, and the country entered the era of Japanese occupation. Although he had the Being There to escape the country, he stuck to his beliefs to the end and remained there, eventually dying of a brain tumor in an internment camp. It was 21 years after the Paris Convention. He died at the age of 43.

The fate of the runner who never lost his flame in his heart was depicted in a film called The Last Runner , which was made in 2016. If you are interested, why not give it a watch?

Text: USHIZU ATSUNOBU

Born in Nagasaki in 1977. When he was 3 years old, he saw ``Superman II'' with his father and became fascinated with movies. After The Graduate from Meiji University, he worked for a movie broadcasting channel and then became a movie writer. Currently, in addition to writing for Eiga.com, EYESCREAM, Real Sound Movie Club, etc., he also contributes to media press and theater programs.

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