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The Big Wave (1961)

10.01h 13mDrama
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Synopsis

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.

Movie Information

Director
Tad Danielewski
Writers
Tad Danielewski, Pearl S. Buck
Release Year
1961
Runtime
73 minutes
Genre
Drama
Language
EN
Country
Japan, United States of America
Status
Released
Rating
10.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Top Cast

Jūzō Itami — cast portrait as Toru
Jūzō Itami
Toru
Mickey Curtis — cast portrait as Yukio
Mickey Curtis
Yukio
Heihachirō Ōkawa — cast portrait as Yukio's Father
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Yukio's Father
Chieko Murata — cast portrait as Yukio's mother
Chieko Murata
Yukio's mother
Sessue Hayakawa — cast portrait as The Old Man
Sessue Hayakawa
The Old Man
Rumiko Sasa — cast portrait as Setsu
Rumiko Sasa
Setsu
Reiko Higa — cast portrait as Haruko
Reiko Higa
Haruko
Noriko Sengoku — cast portrait as Toru's mother
Noriko Sengoku
Toru's mother

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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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