(The Big Wave)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan,

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

73 minutes

Year:

1961

Directors:

Tad Danielewski

Production companies:

TOHO,

Stratton Productions,

Allied Artists

Actors:

Toru

Yukio

Yukio's Father

Yukio's mother

The Old Man

Crews:

Screenplay

Novel

Executive Producer

Producer

Director of Photography