The Big Wave(1961)

NR

1h 13m

  • Drama

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.

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

  • Hiroyuki Ôta

    Hiroyuki Ôta

    Yukio as a Boy

  • Judy Ongg

    Judy Ongg

    Setsu as a girl

  • Tetsu Nakamura

    Tetsu Nakamura

    Toru's Father

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    Status

    Released (Apr 2, 1961)