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The Big Wave (1961)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 13M

Director : Tad Danielewski
Writer : Tad Danielewski

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Juzo Itami
Juzo Itami
Toru
Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis
Yukio
Heihachirô Ôkawa
Heihachirô Ôkawa
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
Kôji Shitara
Kôji Shitara
Toru as a boy
Hiroyuki Ôta
Hiroyuki Ôta
Yukio as a Boy
Judy Ongg
Judy Ongg
Setsu as a girl
Sachiko Atami
Sachiko Atami
Haruko as a girl
Tetsu Nakamura
Tetsu Nakamura
Toru's Father
Frank Tokunaga
Frank Tokunaga
Shigeru Nihonmatsu
Shigeru Nihonmatsu
Servant

Crews

Tad Danielewski
Tad Danielewski
Director
Tad Danielewski
Tad Danielewski
Screenplay
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck
Novel
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck
Executive Producer
Tad Danielewski
Tad Danielewski
Producer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Music
Kazuo Yamasaki
Kazuo Yamasaki
Director of Photography
Akikazu Kono
Akikazu Kono
Editor
Itsuro Hirata
Itsuro Hirata
Art Direction
Haruhiko Yamada
Haruhiko Yamada
Makeup Artist
Clark L. Paylow
Clark L. Paylow
Production Manager
Masayuki Nakajima
Masayuki Nakajima
Production Supervisor
Michio Okazaki
Michio Okazaki
Sound Recordist
Hidejiro Yotsie
Hidejiro Yotsie
Sound Recordist

Posters and backgrounds

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