Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002) featured a cast of 21 tracked actors. Of these, 17 (85%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Hisashi Igawa, age 89. This film starred Toshiyuki Nishida and Ken Watanabe.
85% still with us· verified cast81% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 85% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 80.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast21 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toshiyuki Nishida Kagaya | Kagaya | Deceased | 04/11/1947 | 76 | 17/10/2024 | 55 |
 Ken Watanabe Okubo | Okubo | Living | 21/10/1959 | 66 | — | 43 |
 Naoto Ogata Eguchi | Eguchi | Living | 22/09/1967 | 58 | — | 35 |
 Ryoko Shinohara Natsuka Kashiwagi | Natsuka Kashiwagi | Living | 13/08/1973 | 53 | — | 29 |
Katsutoshi Atarashi Miyashita | Miyashita | Living | 04/12/1940 | 85 | — | 62 |
 Mitsuko Baisho Masae Murakami | Masae Murakami | Living | 22/11/1946 | 79 | — | 56 |
 Tohru Emori Terayama (President of Sony) | Terayama (President of Sony) | Living | 25/01/1944 | 82 | — | 58 |
 Renji Ishibashi Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor) | Kanezawa (Vice-President of Nippon Victor) | Living | 09/08/1941 | 85 | — | 61 |
 Hoshi Ishida Yuji Kagaya | Yuji Kagaya | Living | 02/04/1990 | 36 | — | 12 |
 Jun Kunimura Koide | Koide | Living | 16/11/1955 | 70 | — | 47 |
 Tatsuya Nakadai Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.) | Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.) | Deceased | 13/12/1932 | 92 | 08/11/2025 | 70 |
 Isao Natsuyagi Takeda (President of Nippon Victor) | Takeda (President of Nippon Victor) | Deceased | 25/12/1939 | 73 | 11/05/2013 | 63 |
 Masane Tsukayama Watarai (Managing Director of Nippon Victor) | Watarai (Managing Director of Nippon Victor) | Living | 26/02/1944 | 82 | — | 58 |
| Living | 08/06/1976 | 50 | — | 26 | ||
| Living | 17/11/1936 | 89 | — | 66 | ||
| Living | 21/12/1953 | 72 | — | 49 | ||
 Kyoko Maya Keiko Kagaya | Keiko Kagaya | Living | 09/02/1952 | 74 | — | 50 |
 Adeyto Secretary (as Laura Windrath) | Secretary (as Laura Windrath) | Living | 03/12/1976 | 49 | — | 26 |
| Living | 22/11/1969 | 56 | — | 33 | ||
 Ryosei Tayama Hattori (Nippon Victor) | Hattori (Nippon Victor) | Living | 09/08/1951 | 75 | — | 51 |
Cliff Taylor American | American | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
