 The period 1950–1965 is often referred to as Ichikawa's Natto Wada period.It's the period that contains the majority of Ichikawa's most highly respected works, such as "Tokyo Olympiad" ("Tōkyō Orinpikku"), for which he was awarded the Olympic Diploma of Merit, as well as the BAFTA United Nations Award and the Robert Flaherty Award (now known as the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary).It is also during this period that Wada wrote 34 screenplays, most of which were adaptations.