Tidal Wave (1973)

None. Brief scenes of a woman and man in bathing suits, embracing.

Scenes of destruction related to a major earthquake and various associated calamities. Brief shots of people on fire, being incinerated in a firestorm following the quake. Brief but intensely gory shot of groups of people being impaled by debris, punctuated by a three second shot of a woman's face with a large shard of glass sticking out of it, while copious amounts of blood spray on her and other people.

Mild. A couple of "damn" and "hell."

Light smoking. Standard for the mid-1970s era in which this film was made.

The overall tone of the original Japanese version of the film is a sense of dread. This is done very effectively, and pervades the whole film. The American version tones this aspect down significantly to that of a standard "disaster film." Several moderately-intense scenes surround the major earthquake centerpiece of the film (earthquake destruction, fire, car accidents, burnings, explosions).