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.
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Cast
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Jūzō Itami
Toru
Known for
Lord Jim
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Mickey Curtis
Yukio
Known for
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Fires on the Plain
Tad Danielewski
Pearl S Buck
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Yukio's Father
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Floating Clouds
Chieko Murata
Yukio's mother
Known for
A Hen in the Wind
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Sessue Hayakawa
The Old Man
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Swiss Family Robinson
Koji Shitara
Toru as a Boy
Rumiko Sasa
Setsu
Also in
Bright Young Maidens
A Night in Hong Kong
Reiko Higa
Haruko
Also in
Joe Butterfly
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Noriko Sengoku
Toru's mother
Known for
Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
Kōji Shitara
Toru as a boy
Known for
Good Morning
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Tad Danielewski Director · Pearl S. Buck Screenplay Toshirō Mayuzumi Composer
United States release April 2, 1961 · Produced in Japan, United States · Production Stratton Productions, Allied Artists
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TOHO
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Stratton Productions
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Allied Artists
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Japan · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1961
Theatrical
Mexico
February 12, 1963
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