The Big Wave

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.

Country:

Japan,

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

73 minutes

Year:

1961

Director:

Tad Danielewski

Cast:

Toru

Yukio

Yukio's Father

Yukio's mother

The Old Man

Crew:

Director

Screenplay

Novel

Executive Producer

Producer