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The Big Wave

1961 · 1 hr 13 mins

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.

Director: Tad Danielewski

Cast: 伊丹十三, 五十嵐 信次郎, ヘンリー大川, 村田知栄子, Sessue Hayakawa

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