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The Big Wave (1961)

NR Apr 02, 1961 Drama 1h 13m
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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.

Tad Danielewski
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami

Toru
Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis

Yukio
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Heihachirō Ōkawa

Yukio's Father
Chieko Murata
Chieko Murata

Yukio's mother
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa

The Old Man
Rumiko Sasa
Rumiko Sasa

Setsu
Reiko Higa
Reiko Higa

Haruko
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku

Toru's mother
Kōji Shitara
Kōji Shitara

Toru as a boy

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