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Chibi, Japan's Tallest Man

Terry Rayment · Japan · Documentary / Sports · 7 min · 33K views

A quiet portrait of Mr. Okayama, Japan's tallest man, a former national basketball player turned Tokyo salaryman who reflects on size and society.

A gentle, visually striking portrait of a man who has never quite fit the spaces around him.

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 tall

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