An Engineer's Assistant and
On the Road, two films by Noriaki Tsuchimoto, who is regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Japanese documentary filmmaking. The former exposes the high-pressure nature of the work train drivers had to contend with in a film originally commissioned by Japanese National Railways to promote the safety and efficiency of its services in the run up to the Games. In a similar turn,
On the Road was born from Tsuchimoto being hired to make a film encouraging traffic safety around the Olympics. Instead, he produced a social critique that exposed the “traffic war” unfolding in Tokyo every day exacerbated by the city's extensive Olympics-driven regeneration.