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.
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Writing:
Stars:
- Tad Danielewski
Writing:
- Pearl S. Buck
- Tad Danielewski
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Release Date: 1961-04-02
- Country: JP, US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 73