Blue Buds (1956) featured a cast of 18 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (43%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kenzo Echigo, age 96. This film starred Izumi Yukimura and Kamatari Fujiwara.
43% still with us· verified cast35% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 43% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 80.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
1963
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Cast18 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Izumi Yukimura Noriko (student) | Noriko (student) | Living | 20/03/1937 | 89 | — | 19 |
 Kamatari Fujiwara Noriko’s father | Noriko’s father | Deceased | 15/01/1905 | 80 | 21/12/1985 | 51 |
 Yōko Tsukasa Bride | Bride | Living | 20/08/1934 | 92 | — | 22 |
 Nijiko Kiyokawa Noriko’s mother | Noriko’s mother | Deceased | 24/11/1912 | 89 | 24/05/2002 | 44 |
 Akira Takarada Groom | Groom | Deceased | 29/04/1934 | 87 | 14/03/2022 | 22 |
 Eiko Miyoshi Female teacher | Female teacher | Deceased | 08/04/1894 | 69 | 28/07/1963 | 62 |
 Shinji Yamada Mitsuo Sawaki | Mitsuo Sawaki | Deceased | 25/03/1937 | 70 | 15/10/2007 | 19 |
 Kenji Sahara Jirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend) | Jirō Hayashi (Mitsuo’s friend) | Living | 14/05/1932 | 94 | — | 24 |
 Wataru Ōmae Kawashima (delinquent student) | Kawashima (delinquent student) | Deceased | 14/02/1934 | 83 | 24/12/2017 | 22 |
 Yutaka Nakayama Nida (delinquent student) | Nida (delinquent student) | Living | 23/09/1931 | 94 | — | 25 |
Reiko Shimizu Tokiko (Noriko’s friend) | Tokiko (Noriko’s friend) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Akemi Ueno Kazuko (Noriko’s friend) | Kazuko (Noriko’s friend) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Noriko Honma Fusae (Kazuko’s mother) | Fusae (Kazuko’s mother) | Deceased | 29/11/1911 | 97 | 12/04/2009 | 45 |
| Living | 09/02/1932 | 94 | — | 24 | ||
| Living | 02/12/1929 | 96 | — | 27 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 09/02/1902 | 68 | 01/01/1971 | 54 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 07/10/1913 | 112 | — | 43 |
