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The Big Wave

  • 1961
  • 1h 13m
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The Big Wave (1961)
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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... Read allYukio, 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 h... Read allYukio, 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 ... Read all

  • Director
    • Tad Danielewski
  • Writers
    • Pearl S. Buck
    • Tad Danielewski
  • Stars
    • Sessue Hayakawa
    • Jûzô Itami
    • Mickey Curtis
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    19
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    • Director
      • Tad Danielewski
    • Writers
      • Pearl S. Buck
      • Tad Danielewski
    • Stars
      • Sessue Hayakawa
      • Jûzô Itami
      • Mickey Curtis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sessue Hayakawa
    Sessue Hayakawa
    • The Old Man
    Jûzô Itami
    Jûzô Itami
    • Toru
    • (as Ichizo Atami)
    Mickey Curtis
    • Yukio
    Kôji Shitara
    Kôji Shitara
    • Toru as a Boy
    Hiroyuki Ôta
    • Yukio as a Boy
    Rumiko Sasa
    • Setsu
    Judy Ongg
    • Setsu as a Girl
    Reiko Higa
    Reiko Higa
    • Haruko
    Sachiko Atami
    • Haruko as a Girl
    Heihachirô Ôkawa
    • Yukio's Father
    Chieko Murata
    • Yukio's Mother
    Tetsu Nakamura
    • Toru's Father
    Frank Tokunaga
    • Toru's Grandfather
    Shigeru Nihonmatsu
    • Old Servant
    Noriko Sengoku
    Noriko Sengoku
    • Toru's Mother
    • Director
      • Tad Danielewski
    • Writers
      • Pearl S. Buck
      • Tad Danielewski
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      Words and Music by Tad Danielewski and Toshirô Mayuzumi

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1961 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tifón en Japón
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • Stratton Productions Inc.
      • Toho
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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