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.
Writing:
- Pearl S. Buck
- Tad Danielewski
Directing:
- Tad Danielewski
- Views: 5
- Release Date: 1961-04-02
- Language: English
- Country: JP, US
- Runtime: 73
Juzo Itami
Toru
Mickey Curtis
Yukio
Heihachirô Ôkawa
Yukio's Father
Chieko Murata
Yukio's mother
Sessue Hayakawa
The Old Man
Reiko Higa
Haruko
Noriko Sengoku
Toru's mother
Kôji Shitara
Toru as a boy
Hiroyuki Ôta
Yukio as a Boy
Judy Ongg
Setsu as a girl
