Evening Primrose (宵待草) 49 years old

The Taisho era was a time of turbulence in Japan. From new marks of modernity to full-blown riots, a sense of revolution filled the air. The Dam Dam Group is a small anarchist organization lead by Daijiro, a silver tongued "Benshi", a performer who provides narratives for silent films, playing multiple roles. In other words, he was a master at the art of deception, a handy talent when it came to 'doing jobs' for his group. His revolutionary ideals attracted many to his squadron, but among them was a young girl who was oblivious to his group's activities. Her name was Shino.

Credits

Evening Primrose Cast

Name Character
Naomi Oka She was 22, now 72 years old as Sayo
Taiji Tonoyama He was 59, 73 years old when he died as Genji's father
Jun Hamamura He was 68, 89 years old when he died as Hokujoji
Michiko Tsukasa as Miyoko Tanigawa
Saburô Shôji
Bunta Tani
Nobutaka Masutomi He was 35, now 85 years old
Isao Natsuyagi He was 35, 73 years old when he died as Genji Hirata
Ichiro Kijima
Eimei Esumi He was 39, 68 years old when he died as Film director
Noboru Nakaya He was 45, 77 years old when he died as Takehiko Tanigawa
Yoshirô Aoki He was 45, 70 years old when he died as Daijiro Kuroki
Yoko Takahashi She was 8, now 58 years old as Shino Hokujoji
Chigusa Takayama She was 43, now 93 years old
Kensuke Tamai
Hiroshi Chō He was 51, 54 years old when he died as Ship's captain
Kenji Takaoka He was 25, now 75 years old as Kunihiko Tanigawa
Meika Seri She was 20, now 70 years old as Oshin
Tessen Nakahira
Gô Awazu as Takichi (brother of Genji)

Evening Primrose Crew

Name Department
Akira Suzuki as Editor. He was 44 (83) years old when He died Editing
Shinsaku Himeda as Director of Photography. He was 58 (80) years old when He died Camera
Kazuhiko Hasegawa as Writer. He was 28 (now 78) years old Writing
Tatsumi Kumashiro as Director. He was 47 (67) years old when He died Directing
Yutaka Okada as Producer. He was 42 (now 92) years old Production
Yoshinaga Yoko'o as Art Direction. Art
Kôji Kamoda as Assistant Director. Directing
Haruomi Hosono as Music. He was 27 (now 77) years old Sound
Evening Primrose (49 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, December 28, 1974
  • Runtime: 96 minutes