Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) featured a cast of 34 tracked actors. Of these, 27 (90%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Choei Takahashi, age 83. This film starred Yasuko Matsuyuki and Masahiro Takashima.
90% still with us· verified cast79% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 90% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 90 yrs
Deaths by Year
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2025
Cast34 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yasuko Matsuyuki Reiko Endo | Reiko Endo | Living | 28/11/1972 | 53 | — | 40 |
 Masahiro Takashima Kenichi Katayama | Kenichi Katayama | Living | 29/10/1965 | 60 | — | 47 |
 Natsuki Harada Wakako Inoue | Wakako Inoue | Living | 07/07/1984 | 42 | — | 28 |
Minami Inomata Hana Motoki | Hana Motoki | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Saki Terashima Young Ririko Motoki | Young Ririko Motoki | Living | 23/09/1990 | 36 | — | 22 |
 Toshio Kakei Goro Matsushita | Goro Matsushita | Living | 10/08/1962 | 64 | — | 50 |
Naoyuki Morita Ryo Takahashi | Ryo Takahashi | Living | 19/07/1991 | 35 | — | 21 |
 Mansaku Ikeuchi Takashi Mishima | Takashi Mishima | Living | 27/03/1972 | 54 | — | 40 |
 Takashi Sasano Akiyoshi Muraoka | Akiyoshi Muraoka | Living | 22/06/1948 | 78 | — | 64 |
Koji Ishikawa Kiyoshi Yamashita | Kiyoshi Yamashita | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sumiko Fuji Ririko Motoki | Ririko Motoki | Living | 01/12/1945 | 80 | — | 67 |
 Shiho Fujimura Kaoru Endo | Kaoru Endo | Deceased | 03/01/1939 | 86 | 12/06/2025 | 73 |
 Takahito Hosoyamada Shojiro Atsumi | Shojiro Atsumi | Living | 01/05/1985 | 41 | — | 27 |
 Toshinori Omi Tadahiko Takayama | Tadahiko Takayama | Living | 07/12/1965 | 60 | — | 47 |
 Takehiro Murata Tamio Mori | Tamio Mori | Living | 18/03/1960 | 66 | — | 52 |
 Misako Renbutsu Young Kaoru Endo | Young Kaoru Endo | Living | 27/02/1991 | 35 | — | 21 |
 Takuro Atsuki Sadao Motoki | Sadao Motoki | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tōru Shinagawa Sumio Shinkai | Sumio Shinkai | Deceased | 14/12/1935 | 90 | — | 77 |
 Akira Emoto Seijiro Nose | Seijiro Nose | Living | 03/11/1948 | 77 | — | 64 |
 Choei Takahashi Fumihiko Sato | Fumihiko Sato | Living | 29/11/1942 | 83 | — | 70 |
 Shirô Namiki Yasunari Motomura | Yasunari Motomura | Living | 21/09/1957 | 69 | — | 55 |
 Yuto Kobayashi Shintaro Sone | Shintaro Sone | Living | 17/01/1992 | 34 | — | 20 |
 Mayuu Kusakari Rui Hatayama | Rui Hatayama | Living | 20/04/1993 | 33 | — | 19 |
 Kanae Katsuno Nobuko Satonaka | Nobuko Satonaka | Living | 11/01/1982 | 44 | — | 30 |
 Tomoko Hoshino Fumiko Nose | Fumiko Nose | Living | 03/10/1957 | 68 | — | 55 |
 Toshie Negishi Yae Nose | Yae Nose | Living | 03/02/1954 | 72 | — | 58 |
 Seina Suzuki Jiro Nakahata's Eldest Daughter | Jiro Nakahata's Eldest Daughter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tsurutaro Kataoka Makoto Nose | Makoto Nose | Living | 21/12/1954 | 71 | — | 58 |
 Hiroshi Inuzuka Tsurukichi Nose | Tsurukichi Nose | Deceased | 23/03/1929 | 94 | 26/10/2023 | 83 |
 Masao Kusakari Hanagata Juzaro | Hanagata Juzaro | Living | 05/09/1952 | 74 | — | 60 |
 Masayuki Yui Zenjiro Hanyu | Zenjiro Hanyu | Living | 21/09/1947 | 79 | — | 65 |
 Bengal Jiro Nakahata | Jiro Nakahata | Living | 17/08/1951 | 75 | — | 61 |
 Hirona Yamazaki Nozomi Yuge | Nozomi Yuge | Living | 25/04/1994 | 32 | — | 18 |
| Living | 26/11/1974 | 51 | — | 38 |
