How Many Ballad of Orin (1977) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Ballad of Orin
Released: 1977
Cast: Shima Iwashita, Yoshio Harada, Tomoko Naraoka, Taiji Tonoyama, Tōru Abe

Ballad of Orin (1977) featured a cast of 25 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (29%) are still alive today and 17 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Teruo Matsuyama, age 94. This film starred Shima Iwashita and Yoshio Harada.

29% still with us· verified cast28% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 29% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 73.4 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast25 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1977 ▲▼
Shima Iwashita Orin	Orin	Living	03/01/1941	85	—	36
Yoshio Harada Heitaro	Heitaro	Deceased	29/02/1940	71	19/07/2011	37
Tomoko Naraoka Teruyo	Teruyo	Deceased	01/12/1929	93	23/03/2023	48
Taiji Tonoyama Mountain Man	Mountain Man	Deceased	17/10/1915	73	30/04/1989	62
Tōru Abe Besho	Besho	Deceased	28/03/1917	76	18/07/1993	60
Jun Hamamura Saito	Saito	Deceased	07/02/1906	89	21/06/1995	71
Kaoru Kobayashi Torazo	Torazo	Living	04/09/1951	75	—	26
Rie Yokoyama Kaneko	Kaneko	Living	09/04/1948	78	—	29
Hatsuo Yamaya Yamashita	Yamashita	Deceased	19/12/1933	85	31/10/2019	44
Toshiyuki Nishida Suketaro	Suketaro	Deceased	04/11/1947	76	17/10/2024	30
Masakazu Kuwayama Manzaburo Imanishi	Manzaburo Imanishi	Deceased	16/08/1922	61	04/09/1983	55
Kirin Kiki Tama Ichise	Tama Ichise	Deceased	15/01/1943	75	15/09/2018	34
Yoshi Katō Isuke	Isuke	Deceased	12/01/1913	75	01/03/1988	64
Izumi Hara Old Woman	Old Woman	Deceased	11/02/1905	84	21/05/1989	72
Tomoko Jinbo		Living	04/02/1945	81	—	32
Mansaku Fuwa		Living	29/07/1946	80	—	31
Saburo Date		Deceased	27/03/1924	67	12/09/1991	53
Teruo Matsuyama		Living	08/09/1932	94	—	45
Kotoe Hatsui		Deceased	08/01/1929	61	21/09/1990	48
Sue Mitobe		Deceased	31/03/1924	62	24/04/1986	53
Fudeko Tanaka		Deceased	16/03/1913	67	23/02/1981	64
Nobuo Tsukamoto		Deceased	07/05/1933	63	01/10/1996	44
Kai Ato		Deceased	14/11/1946	69	15/11/2015	31
Shigeru Yazaki		Living	02/09/1947	79	—	30
Takako Minekawa Orin as child	Orin as child	Unverified	—	—	—	—