The Big Wave

Name: The Big Wave
Director: Tad Danielewski
Genre: Drama
Released: 1961-04-02
Duration: 73 min
Cast: Jūzō Itami, Mickey Curtis, Heihachirō Ōkawa, Chieko Murata, Sessue Hayakawa

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1961 · 73 min · NR · Drama · TMDB 10.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Tad Danielewski

Cast

Jūzō Itami — Toru
Mickey Curtis — Yukio
Heihachirō Ōkawa — Yukio's Father
Chieko Murata — Yukio's mother
Sessue Hayakawa — The Old Man