Gate of Youth (1981) featured a cast of 34 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (50%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kazuo Katō, age 98. This film starred Bunta Sugawara and Keiko Matsuzaka.
50% still with us· verified cast47% of full cast · incl. 2 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 50% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast34 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bunta Sugawara Shigezo Ibuki | Shigezo Ibuki | Deceased | 16/08/1933 | 81 | 28/11/2014 | 48 |
 Keiko Matsuzaka Tae Ibuki | Tae Ibuki | Living | 20/07/1952 | 74 | — | 29 |
 Koichi Sato Shisuke Ibuki | Shisuke Ibuki | Living | 10/12/1960 | 65 | — | 21 |
 Kaoru Sugita Orie Maki | Orie Maki | Living | 27/11/1964 | 61 | — | 17 |
| Living | 26/10/1959 | 66 | — | 22 | ||
 Nenji Kobayashi Chota | Chota | Living | 07/02/1941 | 85 | — | 40 |
Taiko Shinbashi Masae Maki | Masae Maki | Living | 27/03/1944 | 82 | — | 37 |
 Aoi Nakajima Kimiyo Hirai | Kimiyo Hirai | Deceased | 20/09/1945 | 45 | 16/05/1991 | 36 |
 Junichi Ishida Hirano | Hirano | Living | 14/01/1954 | 72 | — | 27 |
| Living | 24/01/1942 | 84 | — | 39 | ||
| Deceased | 05/07/1928 | 88 | 06/08/2016 | 53 | ||
 Kantarō Suga Ichimura | Ichimura | Deceased | 12/12/1934 | 59 | 16/03/1994 | 47 |
| Deceased | 29/01/1933 | 87 | 28/04/2020 | 48 | ||
| Living | 20/12/1942 | 83 | — | 39 | ||
 Kazuo Katō Owner | Owner | Living | 01/01/1928 | 98 | — | 53 |
| Living | 20/11/1937 | 88 | — | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 20/01/1948 | 45 | 25/06/1993 | 33 | ||
 Saburo Tokito Haruo | Haruo | Living | 04/02/1958 | 68 | — | 23 |
| Deceased | 27/04/1932 | 82 | 01/05/2014 | 49 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 25/04/1924 | 102 | — | 57 | ||
| Living | 26/04/1948 | 78 | — | 33 | ||
 Tsunehiko Watase Kanayama | Kanayama | Deceased | 28/07/1944 | 72 | 14/03/2017 | 37 |
| Deceased | 24/11/1926 | 77 | 29/08/2004 | 55 | ||
| Living | 13/10/1930 | 95 | — | 51 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | — | — | 30/12/2018 | — | ||
| Living | 02/11/1947 | 78 | — | 34 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 02/01/1924 | 102 | — | 57 | ||
| Deceased | 28/03/1935 | 87 | 26/12/2022 | 46 | ||
 Ryūnosuke Kaneda Hanezawa | Hanezawa | Deceased | 15/06/1928 | 80 | 31/03/2009 | 53 |
 Mizuho Suzuki Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Deceased | 23/10/1927 | 96 | 19/11/2023 | 54 |
 Koji Tsuruta Yabetora | Yabetora | Deceased | 06/12/1924 | 62 | 16/06/1987 | 57 |
 Tomisaburō Wakayama Ryugoro Hanawa | Ryugoro Hanawa | Deceased | 01/09/1929 | 62 | 02/04/1992 | 52 |
