Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003) featured a cast of 17 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (65%) are still alive today and 6 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Yoshino Ootori, age 79. This film starred Keiji Fujiwara and Wataru Takagi.
65% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 65% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 64.2 yrs
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Cast17 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Keiji Fujiwara Tatsuya Kimura (voice) | Tatsuya Kimura (voice) | Deceased | 05/10/1964 | 55 | 12/04/2020 | 39 |
 Wataru Takagi Masaru Aoki (voice) | Masaru Aoki (voice) | Living | 25/07/1966 | 60 | — | 37 |
 Masahiko Tanaka Ryo Mashiba (voice) | Ryo Mashiba (voice) | Living | 01/10/1954 | 71 | — | 49 |
 Kohei Kiyasu Ippo Makunouchi (voice) | Ippo Makunouchi (voice) | Living | 19/02/1975 | 51 | — | 28 |
 Rikiya Koyama Mamoru Takamura (voice) | Mamoru Takamura (voice) | Living | 18/12/1963 | 62 | — | 40 |
 Kenji Utsumi Genji Kamogawa (voice) | Genji Kamogawa (voice) | Deceased | 26/08/1937 | 75 | 13/06/2013 | 66 |
 Tomokazu Seki Ichiro Miyata (voice) | Ichiro Miyata (voice) | Living | 08/09/1972 | 54 | — | 31 |
 Sanae Kobayashi Kumi Mashiba (voice) | Kumi Mashiba (voice) | Living | 26/01/1980 | 46 | — | 23 |
 Yoshino Ootori Kimura's Mother (voice) | Kimura's Mother (voice) | Living | 19/03/1947 | 79 | — | 56 |
 Takaya Hashi Kimura's Father (voice) | Kimura's Father (voice) | Deceased | 08/09/1952 | 72 | 27/08/2025 | 51 |
 Toshihiko Nakajima Haruhiko Yagi (voice) | Haruhiko Yagi (voice) | Deceased | 12/08/1962 | 55 | 08/09/2017 | 41 |
 Yukitoshi Hori Coach Toho (voice) | Coach Toho (voice) | Living | 12/09/1952 | 74 | — | 51 |
 Seiji Sasaki Tomoyuki Shinoda (voice) | Tomoyuki Shinoda (voice) | Living | 11/01/1965 | 61 | — | 38 |
 Unsho Ishizuka Miyata's Father (voice) | Miyata's Father (voice) | Deceased | 16/05/1951 | 67 | 17/08/2018 | 52 |
 Jin Horikawa TV Announcer (voice) | TV Announcer (voice) | Living | 16/12/1962 | 63 | — | 41 |
 Kenichi Ono Minoru Fujii (voice) | Minoru Fujii (voice) | Living | 11/01/1958 | 68 | — | 45 |
 Emi Shinohara Mari Iimura (voice) | Mari Iimura (voice) | Deceased | 08/08/1963 | 61 | 08/09/2024 | 40 |