Poster of The Big Wave

The Big Wave

Plot: 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
Release Date: Sunday, April 2 1961
63 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Jūzō ItamiJūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami was
27 in The Big Wave
as 'Toru'.
Mon, May 15 1933 –
Sat, Dec 20 1997
Portrait of Mickey CurtisMickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis was
22 in The Big Wave
as 'Yukio'.
Sat, Jul 23 1938
Portrait of Heihachirō ŌkawaHeihachirō Ōkawa
Heihachirō Ōkawa was
55 in The Big Wave
as 'Yukio's Father'.
Sat, Sep 09 1905 –
Thu, May 27 1971
Portrait of Chieko MurataChieko Murata
Chieko Murata was
46 in The Big Wave
as 'Yukio's mother'.
Sun, Feb 28 1915
Portrait of Sessue HayakawaSessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa was
71 in The Big Wave
as 'The Old Man'.
Mon, Jun 10 1889 –
Fri, Nov 23 1973
Portrait of Rumiko SasaRumiko Sasa
Rumiko Sasa was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Setsu'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Reiko HigaReiko Higa
Reiko Higa was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Haruko'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Noriko SengokuNoriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku was
38 in The Big Wave
as 'Toru's mother'.
Mon, May 29 1922 –
Thu, Dec 27 2012
Portrait of Kôji ShitaraKôji Shitara
Kôji Shitara was
14 in The Big Wave
as 'Toru as a boy'.
Tue, Jun 04 1946
Portrait of Hiroyuki ÔtaHiroyuki Ôta
Hiroyuki Ôta was
13 in The Big Wave
as 'Yukio as a Boy'.
Tue, Nov 25 1947
Portrait of Judy OnggJudy Ongg
Judy Ongg was
11 in The Big Wave
as 'Setsu as a girl'.
Tue, Jan 24 1950
Portrait of Sachiko AtamiSachiko Atami
Sachiko Atami was
14 in The Big Wave
as 'Haruko as a girl'.
Sat, Jan 04 1947
Portrait of Tetsu NakamuraTetsu Nakamura
Tetsu Nakamura was
52 in The Big Wave
as 'Toru's Father'.
Sat, Sep 19 1908 –
Mon, Aug 03 1992
Portrait of Frank TokunagaFrank Tokunaga
Frank Tokunaga was
>> in The Big Wave
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shigeru NihonmatsuShigeru Nihonmatsu
Shigeru Nihonmatsu was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Servant'.
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Tad DanielewskiTad Danielewski
Tad Danielewski was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Screenplay, Producer, Director'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kazuo YamasakiKazuo Yamasaki
Kazuo Yamasaki was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Pearl S. BuckPearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck was
68 in The Big Wave
as 'Novel, Executive Producer'
Sat, Jun 25 1892 –
Tue, Mar 06 1973
Portrait of Akikazu KonoAkikazu Kono
Akikazu Kono was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshirō MayuzumiToshirō Mayuzumi
Toshirō Mayuzumi was
32 in The Big Wave
as 'Music'
Wed, Feb 20 1929 –
Thu, Apr 10 1997
Portrait of Clark L. PaylowClark L. Paylow
Clark L. Paylow was
42 in The Big Wave
as 'Production Manager'
Mon, Dec 16 1918 –
Wed, Sep 25 1985
Portrait of Masayuki NakajimaMasayuki Nakajima
Masayuki Nakajima was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Production Supervisor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Itsuro HirataItsuro Hirata
Itsuro Hirata was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Art Direction'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Haruhiko YamadaHaruhiko Yamada
Haruhiko Yamada was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Makeup Artist'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michio OkazakiMichio Okazaki
Michio Okazaki was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Sound Recordist'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hidejiro YotsieHidejiro Yotsie
Hidejiro Yotsie was
>> in The Big Wave
as 'Sound Recordist'
Unknown Birthday