The Big Wave (1961)

Movie
The Big Wave
NR 1 hr 13 minApr 2nd, 1961Drama
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.
StarringJūzō ItamiMickey CurtisHeihachirô Ôkawa
DirectorTad Danielewski

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 2nd, 1961
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Pearl S. Buck