Departures (2008) featured a cast of 60 tracked actors. Of these, 29 (85%) are still alive today and 5 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Tsutomu Yamazaki, age 89. This film starred Masahiro Motoki and Hirosue Ryoko.
85% still with us· verified cast48% of full cast · incl. 26 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 85% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 67.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast60 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Masahiro Motoki Daigo Kobayashi | Daigo Kobayashi | Living | 21/12/1965 | 60 | — | 43 |
 Hirosue Ryoko Mika Kobayashi | Mika Kobayashi | Living | 18/07/1980 | 46 | — | 28 |
 Tsutomu Yamazaki Ikuei Sasaki | Ikuei Sasaki | Living | 02/12/1936 | 89 | — | 72 |
 Kimiko Yo Yuriko Kamimura | Yuriko Kamimura | Living | 12/05/1956 | 70 | — | 52 |
 Tetta Sugimoto Yamashita | Yamashita | Living | 21/07/1965 | 61 | — | 43 |
 Toru Minegishi Yoshiki Kobayashi | Yoshiki Kobayashi | Deceased | 17/07/1943 | 65 | 11/10/2008 | 65 |
 Tatsuo Yamada Togashi | Togashi | Deceased | 10/01/1956 | 53 | 26/07/2009 | 52 |
| Living | 10/01/1950 | 76 | — | 58 | ||
 Yukari Tachibana Rie Yamashita | Rie Yamashita | Living | 08/10/1965 | 60 | — | 43 |
| Deceased | 26/01/1951 | 60 | 02/09/2011 | 57 | ||
 Taro Ishida Sonezaki | Sonezaki | Deceased | 16/03/1944 | 69 | 21/09/2013 | 64 |
| Living | 09/04/1958 | 68 | — | 50 | ||
| Living | 30/11/1958 | 67 | — | 50 | ||
 Sanae Miyata Naomi Togashi | Naomi Togashi | Living | 22/11/1962 | 63 | — | 46 |
 Ryosuke Otani Tomeo's Father | Tomeo's Father | Living | 18/03/1954 | 72 | — | 54 |
 Mitsuyo Hoshino Kazuko Kobayashi | Kazuko Kobayashi | Living | 08/09/1967 | 59 | — | 41 |
| Living | 09/08/1954 | 72 | — | 54 | ||
| Living | 10/08/1968 | 58 | — | 40 | ||
Rin Uchida Young Daigo | Young Daigo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 25/07/1948 | 78 | — | 60 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 20/06/1959 | 67 | — | 49 | ||
| Living | 22/09/1960 | 66 | — | 48 | ||
Sayuri Shirai Tomeo | Tomeo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sadami Sakamoto Orchestra Manager | Orchestra Manager | Living | 15/12/1953 | 72 | — | 55 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Masaaki Takarai Orchestra Member | Orchestra Member | Living | 02/11/1975 | 50 | — | 33 |
| Living | 18/02/1978 | 48 | — | 30 | ||
Takeki Sato Naomi's Younger Brother | Naomi's Younger Brother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 24/12/1946 | 79 | — | 62 | ||
| Living | 05/11/1965 | 60 | — | 43 | ||
| Living | 11/01/1966 | 60 | — | 42 | ||
| Living | 29/12/1978 | 47 | — | 30 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 03/11/1973 | 52 | — | 35 | ||
Miyako Hattori Sugawara Family's Grandmother | Sugawara Family's Grandmother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Momoka Iizuka Shiori Yamashita | Shiori Yamashita | Living | 29/06/2000 | 26 | — | 8 |
Misato Abe Naomi's Daughter | Naomi's Daughter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yuki Kurosawa Miyuki Kato | Miyuki Kato | Living | 10/04/1987 | 39 | — | 21 |
Keiji Kuroki Kato Family's Boy | Kato Family's Boy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Itsuki Takahashi Kato Family's Boy | Kato Family's Boy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shoichi Ashikaga Kato Family's Boy | Kato Family's Boy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nanase Matsuda Okuyama Family's Daughter | Okuyama Family's Daughter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Ryukai Furukawa Young Boy | Young Boy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yuuki Ogoe Young Boy | Young Boy | Living | 08/04/1994 | 32 | — | 14 |
Hayato Maruyama Young Boy | Young Boy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dai Kuboki Music Store Owner | Music Store Owner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mina Kudo Saito Family's Granddaughter | Saito Family's Granddaughter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kunio Kamata Director | Director | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hiromi Sugawara Stylist | Stylist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Arisa Ishikawa High School Girl on the Bus | High School Girl on the Bus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chie Hiratsuka High School Girl on the Bus | High School Girl on the Bus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kei Kawai High School Girl on the Bus | High School Girl on the Bus | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pablo Sacco Musical Instrument Appraiser | Musical Instrument Appraiser | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Norichika Iimori Conductor | Conductor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kazuko Yoshiyuki Tsuyako Yamashita | Tsuyako Yamashita | Deceased | 09/08/1935 | 90 | 02/09/2025 | 73 |
 Takashi Sasano Shokichi Hirata | Shokichi Hirata | Living | 22/06/1948 | 78 | — | 60 |
