Chibi, Japan's Tallest Man
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Mr. Okayama-who describes himself as a ‘salary-man,’ working at a Tokyo metal company-spent the 1980s competing as a professional basketball player with Japan’s national team. He also happens to be the the country's tallest man. Diagnosed with Gigantism, Mr. Okayama-who was known as chibi, or ‘tiny,’ during his playing years-is the subject of this thoughtful profile from filmmaker Terry Rayment, who calmly follows the former Olympic athlete's thoughts as he muses over life, size, and society in modern Japan. “The origin of this film began as a visual experiment of sorts, that explored the spatial relationship between man and structure in Japanese culture. After discovering and speaking with Mr. Okayama, we knew the story had much more depth and humanity than we originally realised. We wanted the style to be non-obtrusive, with long takes and elementary compositions-letting his life’s story come to the foreground."
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Very touching story. This shows that standing out doesn’t always mean it’s good.
Yeah it does
No it doesn’t, stupid. Flat earthers and NAMBLA members also stand out in form of claiming the Earth to be flat or that snuggling with Young Boys is okay. Does that Them good people? Fuck no! And as for this man. Right, like you would be turn yourself 7’8 if you had the chance.
I was depressed that i am just 5'3 and feel depressed but after watching his story i feel better that nobody is perfect .
" Those lines that , this is the body that my parents gave , if i don't live happilythen what's the point " damm , those lines hit different .
Tall Girl:
"I'M 6"1 AND WEAR MEN'S SHOES, MY LIFE IS SO HARD"
Chibi:
"Whatever you say, shrimp"
Beautiful.
as someone who is 6'9", I could really relate to what he was saying. how he talked about people with normal heights not knowing how tall people live is very true, the world wasnt made for tall people. hell, most people I talk to dont even know about the tall size in clothing (XLT, 2XLT, etc.) because very few companies actually make tall sized clothes.
I dont have gigantism, I know very few people who do, but I cant imagine how hard life would be while having it. in fact one of the people I knew who had gigantism was constantly having heart surgery because it couldnt keep up with his growth. so I cant say that I can relate with that part.
this has been such a refreshing video to watch though. its nice to see someone who gets it, how much of an inconvenience it is to be tall. as he said though, its the body that our parents gave us and we cant really do anything about it, so you might as well live happily.
what a wonderful human being
God damnnn, this video is sooo well made
Thank you Nownwess to make UA-cam a better way to spread incredible video productions
It's an honor to have watched this. Awesome mini documentary!
Tan humilde. Me parece admirable. 💗 ¡Excelente film!
Very touching story and beautifully crafted video. I hope Mr. Okayama is doing well and in good health today. He seems like a wonderful, bright person who i'd love to meet.
stunning thank you!
Chibi means small in japanese LOL
Funny because the tallest Brit, Paul Sturgess has the nickname, Tiny who also played basketball And he’s also 7’8. Paul Sturgess is the English Yasutaka.
nice story, thanks.
This gave me Junji Ito vibes, especially "The Model" series, like something bad would break down any minute in that office. Anyways...
If just leafy could have borrowed 5% of that chin.
I dig the style! Good video. Kind of sad it's only got that many views.
Such a wholesome man, what a pity...
Isn't it funny how sometimes you would like to find out where the music comes from, but once you do you wish you hadn't?
So many people do not understand the lives of tall peoples. Almost everyone which is not tall does not understand really what is really happending in our daylife.
what is the treatment for gigantism? is it even studied properly, is it safe? did he just need proper house and more food? amazing documentary
I don’t if their parents called him tiny to be funny or they actually thought he was small
Andy hoops anyone?
and I'm self conscious and uncomfortable about being 6'5"...
The caretaker
The man who choosed the songs for this video must be a man of culture
@@yacine8761 i dont get the reference
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It must be hard being that tall
🔥🔥🔥
the caretaker
He looks like Ted Cassidy of the Addams Family. ..
I may have missed it or something, but what is his height?
rkotm 7’9
10'5
@@donaldtrumpy5914 nope
@@mashumclellan probably
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