Tidal Wave

1973 film by Shirō Moritani
Movie film Q8881030
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Tidal Wave

Summary

Tidal Wave is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tidal Wave's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Tidal Wave was directed by Shirō Moritani[4].
  • Shinobu Hashimoto wrote the screenplay for Tidal Wave[5].
  • Sakyo Komatsu wrote the screenplay for Tidal Wave[6].
  • Tidal Wave's composer is recorded as Masaru Sato[7].
  • Tidal Wave's genre is action film[8].
  • Tidal Wave's genre is disaster film[9].
  • Tidal Wave's genre is science fiction film[10].
  • Tidal Wave's based on is recorded as Japan Sinks[11].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Keiju Kobayashi[12].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Hiroshi Fujioka[13].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Ayumi Ishida[14].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Tetsurō Tamba[15].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Lorne Greene[16].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Shōgo Shimada[17].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Nobuo Nakamura[18].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Haruo Nakajima[19].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Hideaki Nitani[20].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Andrew Hughes[21].
  • A cast member of Tidal Wave was Isao Natsuyagi[22].
  • Tidal Wave was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[23].
  • Tidal Wave's production company is recorded as Toho[24].
  • Tidal Wave's director of photography is recorded as Daisaku Kimura[25].
  • The original language of Tidal Wave was Japanese[26].
  • Tidal Wave's color is recorded as color[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Tidal Wave was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[23]. It was directed by Shirō Moritani[4]. Screenwriters include Shinobu Hashimoto[5] and Sakyo Komatsu[6]. Cast members include Keiju Kobayashi[12], Hiroshi Fujioka[13], Ayumi Ishida[14], Tetsurō Tamba[15], Lorne Greene[16], and Shōgo Shimada[17].

Publication

Tidal Wave was released on December 29, 1973[28]. The original language of it was Japanese[26]. Genres include action film[8], disaster film[9], and science fiction film[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Tidal Wave's after a work by is recorded as Sakyo Komatsu[29].

Why It Matters

Tidal Wave ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 70447
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 70447, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → color
    Duration → {'amount': '+98'}
    Instance of → film
    Production company → Toho
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 137008, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
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