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.
Tad Danielewski | Screenplay |
Pearl S. Buck | Novel |
Pearl S. Buck | Executive Producer |
Tad Danielewski | Producer |
Toshirō Mayuzumi | Music |
Kazuo Yamasaki | Director of Photography |
Akikazu Kono | Editor |
Itsuro Hirata | Art Direction |
Haruhiko Yamada | Makeup Artist |
Clark L. Paylow | Production Manager |