Visions of Eight is a 1973 documentary film offering a stylized look at the 1972 Summer Olympics, directed by eight different directors. It was screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition.

日本导演市川昆（市川昆）出生在一个开和服批发店的家庭中，幼年父亲离世，他随母亲到姐姐、姐夫家生活。市川昆自幼喜爱画画，后入J.O.摄影厂从事动画师工作，再入电影业。之后公司与P.C.L等合并重组为东宝公司时，东宝新东宝之争，市川昆都亲眼见证了。二战时候，市川昆两次接到征兵令，但都神奇了免掉了兵役。
后来市川昆与妻子和田夏十（市川由美子）相识结婚，她是市川昆一生的伴侣也是电影上的合作伙伴，单独为他撰写许多剧本。后来妻子被发现患乳腺癌，市川昆始终在她身旁与病魔抗争，她最后为丈夫写下《细雪》的结尾。

A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.