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

Crew

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