Tiko and the Shark

Tiko and the Shark (Ti-Koyo e il suo pescecane) is a 1962 film directed by Folco Quilici and based on a novel Ti-Coyo and His Shark by Clement Richer. An international co-production of France and Italy, the film's plot follows the friendship between a fisherman and a shark that begins in their youth. Filming took place on location in French Polynesia.

Cast

 * Al Kauwe as Ti-Koyo
 * Dennis Pouira as Ti-Koyo as a child
 * Marlene Among as Diana
 * Diane Samsoi as Diana as a child

Reception
Leo Pestelli, writing for La Stampa, criticized the film for its perceived focus on the relationship between Ti-Koyo and his human love interest as opposed to his relationship with the shark.