The Big Wave

The Big Wave — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 2, 1961
• Runtime
• 73 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Tad Danielewski

The Big Wave — Cast

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