The Wild Daisy (野菊の墓) 42 years old

Saito Masao reminisces on the days of his youth more than 50 years ago and his forbidden love of his older cousin Tamiko. When he was 15, Tamiko moved in to take care of his sickly mother. The two quickly fell in love with each other but were inevitably forced by their family to live separate lives.

Credits

The Wild Daisy Cast

Name Character
Seiko Matsuda She was 19, now 62 years old as Tamiko
Fujio Tokita He was 44, 81 years old when he died as Passerby B
Kazuko Shirakawa She was 33, now 76 years old as Sei Tomura
Haruko Kato She was 58, now 101 years old as Kiku Saito
Miyoko Akaza She was 37, now 80 years old as Hatsuko Saito
Kirin Kiki She was 38, 75 years old when she died as Omasu
Tetsurō Tamba He was 59, 84 years old when he died as Gozaburo Saito
Makiko Kitashiro She was 63, 76 years old when she died
Kunio Murai He was 36, now 79 years old as Kiichiro Saito
Shôgo Shimada He was 75, 98 years old when he died as Old pilgrim

The Wild Daisy Crew

Name Department
Shinichiro Sawai as Director. He was 42 (now 85) years old Directing
Shunsuke Kikuchi as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (now 93) years old Sound
Tan Takaiwa as Executive Producer. He was 50 (now 93) years old Production
Kiyoaki Saitô as Editor. Editing
Fujio Morita as Director of Photography. He was 53 (86) years old when He died Camera
Shigeru Umetani as Lighting Technician. Lighting
The Wild Daisy poster
The Wild Daisy (42 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, August 08, 1981
  • Runtime: 91 minutes