How Many Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Released: 2008
Cast: Alex Cox, Akira Tsuburaya, Teruyoshi Nakano, Akira Takarada, Yoshio Tsuchiya

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) featured a cast of 20 tracked actors. Of these, 9 (53%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Jiro Shirasaki, age 87. This film starred Alex Cox and Akira Tsuburaya.

53% still with us· verified cast45% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 53% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 85.6 yrs

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Cast20 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 2008 ▲▼
Alex Cox Narrator	Narrator	Living	15/12/1954	71	—	54
Akira Tsuburaya Himself	Himself	Living	12/02/1944	82	—	64
Teruyoshi Nakano Himself	Himself	Deceased	01/10/1935	86	27/06/2022	73
Akira Takarada Himself	Himself	Deceased	29/04/1934	87	14/03/2022	74
Yoshio Tsuchiya Himself	Himself	Deceased	18/05/1927	89	08/02/2017	81
Shogo Tomiyama Himself	Himself	Living	27/02/1952	74	—	56
Hiroshi Koizumi Himself	Himself	Deceased	12/08/1926	88	31/05/2015	82
Shusuke Kaneko Himself	Himself	Living	08/06/1955	71	—	53
Toshio Miike Himself	Himself	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Akinori Takagi Himself	Himself	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Toshiro Aoki Himself	Himself	Deceased	01/01/1936	82	31/12/2018	72
Yasuyuki Inoue Himself	Himself	Deceased	26/11/1922	89	19/02/2012	86
Haruo Nakajima Himself	Himself	Deceased	01/01/1929	88	07/08/2017	79
Kenpachirō Satsuma Himself	Himself	Deceased	27/05/1947	76	16/12/2023	61
Tsutomu Kitagawa Himself	Himself	Living	21/12/1957	68	—	51
Shinichi Wakasa Himself	Himself	Living	02/03/1960	66	—	48
Shiro Sano Himeself	Himeself	Living	04/03/1955	71	—	53
Ryuji Honda Himself	Himself	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Takeshi Yagi Himself	Himself	Living	20/01/1967	59	—	41
Jiro Shirasaki Himself	Himself	Living	01/01/1939	87	—	69