The Big Wave (1961)

Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened by a volcano on one side and tidal waves on the other. Yukio's younger sister Setsu follows then and dreams of becoming a pearl diver. Toru is preparing to go fishing with his father when a bell tolls and a danger flag is hung high on the hill behind the village to warn of an impending tidal wave by the village patriarch, known as Old Gentleman.

Directing:
  • Tad Danielewski

Writing:
  • Pearl S. Buck
  • Tad Danielewski

Stars:
Release Date: 1961-04-02
  • Country: JP, US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 73
Judy Ongg
Judy Ongg
Setsu as a girl
Hiroyuki Ôta
Hiroyuki Ôta
Yukio as a Boy
Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
Toru
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Heihachirō Ōk...
Yukio's Father
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayaka...
The Old Man
Chieko Murata
Chieko Murata
Yukio's mother
Kôji Shitara
Kôji Shitara
Toru as a boy
Reiko Higa
Reiko Higa
Haruko
Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis
Yukio
Rumiko Sasa
Rumiko Sasa
Setsu
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengok...
Toru's mother
Tetsu Nakamura
Tetsu Nakamur...
Toru's Father
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