Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru (2001) featured a cast of 27 tracked actors. Of these, 24 (89%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Hochu Otsuka, age 72. This TV series starred Akiko Yajima and Fumiko Orikasa.
89% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 89% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast27 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akiko Yajima Tsubasa Shiina (voice) | Tsubasa Shiina (voice) | Living | 04/05/1967 | 59 | — | 34 |
 Fumiko Orikasa Hikaru Shiina (voice) | Hikaru Shiina (voice) | Living | 27/12/1974 | 51 | — | 27 |
 Rikiya Koyama DD / Daisuke Domoto (voice) | DD / Daisuke Domoto (voice) | Living | 18/12/1963 | 62 | — | 38 |
 Ryoka Yuzuki Asuka Karasawa | Asuka Karasawa | Living | 10/01/1974 | 52 | — | 27 |
 Kikuko Inoue Orudina | Orudina | Living | 25/09/1964 | 61 | — | 37 |
 Rie Kugimiya Mina Sawada | Mina Sawada | Living | 30/05/1979 | 47 | — | 22 |
 Hochu Otsuka Isamu Kuroda | Isamu Kuroda | Living | 19/05/1954 | 72 | — | 47 |
 Tomoko Ishimura Sho Aizawa | Sho Aizawa | Living | 24/02/1972 | 54 | — | 29 |
Masamichi Sato Hideo Shiina | Hideo Shiina | Living | 08/01/1961 | 65 | — | 40 |
 Naoko Takano Noriko Itou | Noriko Itou | Living | 16/06/1968 | 58 | — | 33 |
 Takako Honda Shinji Ogawa | Shinji Ogawa | Living | 14/08/1972 | 54 | — | 29 |
 Ai Satou Rin Ibaragi | Rin Ibaragi | Living | 12/02/1955 | 71 | — | 46 |
 Yuko Kato Kenta Hagiwara | Kenta Hagiwara | Living | 02/08/1969 | 57 | — | 32 |
 Eiji Maruyama Rokuro Ibaragi | Rokuro Ibaragi | Deceased | 23/10/1930 | 84 | 24/09/2015 | 71 |
 Rie Kanda Minoru Kaneko | Minoru Kaneko | Living | 16/06/1978 | 48 | — | 23 |
 Yoshiko Kamei Tokio Aoyama | Tokio Aoyama | Living | 25/05/1967 | 59 | — | 34 |
 Yui Horie Sakura Ibaragi | Sakura Ibaragi | Living | 20/09/1976 | 50 | — | 25 |
Yukimasa Obi Atsushi | Atsushi | Living | 22/09/1978 | 48 | — | 23 |
| Living | 21/10/1962 | 63 | — | 39 | ||
 Toru Okawa Shinichi Ibaragi | Shinichi Ibaragi | Living | 28/02/1960 | 66 | — | 41 |
 Shinji Kawada Toru | Toru | Living | 06/10/1971 | 54 | — | 30 |
 Asami Imai Nanami Nakajima | Nanami Nakajima | Living | 16/05/1977 | 49 | — | 24 |
| Living | 23/08/1977 | 49 | — | 24 | ||
| Living | 24/03/1961 | 65 | — | 40 | ||
| Deceased | 15/01/1948 | 73 | 06/05/2021 | 53 | ||
| Living | 18/06/1979 | 47 | — | 22 | ||
| Deceased | 16/05/1951 | 67 | 17/08/2018 | 50 |
