Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (42%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Yasuhisa Sonoda, age 89. This film starred Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho.
42% still with us· verified cast28% of full cast · incl. 14 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 42% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 79.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast40 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1982 |
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 Kiyoshi Atsumi Torajiro Kuruma | Torajiro Kuruma | Deceased | 10/03/1928 | 68 | 04/08/1996 | 54 |
 Chieko Baisho Sakura | Sakura | Living | 29/06/1941 | 85 | — | 41 |
 Ayumi Ishida Kagari | Kagari | Deceased | 26/03/1948 | 76 | 11/03/2025 | 34 |
 Masami Shimojō Tatsuzo Kuruma | Tatsuzo Kuruma | Deceased | 26/08/1915 | 88 | 25/07/2004 | 67 |
 Chieko Misaki Tsune Kuruma | Tsune Kuruma | Deceased | 20/02/1921 | 90 | 13/02/2012 | 61 |
 Gin Maeda Hiroshi | Hiroshi | Living | 21/02/1944 | 82 | — | 38 |
 Hisao Dazai Shachou | Shachou | Deceased | 26/12/1923 | 74 | 20/11/1998 | 59 |
 Gajirō Satō Genkou | Genkou | Deceased | 09/08/1944 | 78 | 09/12/2022 | 38 |
 Hidetaka Yoshioka Mitsuo | Mitsuo | Living | 12/08/1970 | 56 | — | 12 |
 Tsuyako Okajima Haru | Haru | Deceased | 09/01/1909 | 80 | 04/02/1989 | 73 |
 Tokuko Sugiyama Kagari's mother | Kagari's mother | Deceased | 16/08/1926 | 88 | 28/08/2014 | 56 |
Hikaru Nishikawa Kagari's friend | Kagari's friend | Living | 23/11/1945 | 80 | — | 37 |
 Masane Tsukayama Urahara, Kano's former disciple | Urahara, Kano's former disciple | Living | 26/02/1944 | 82 | — | 38 |
 Yasuhisa Sonoda Publisher | Publisher | Living | 06/04/1937 | 89 | — | 45 |
Keiroku Seki Friend | Friend | Deceased | 25/03/1928 | 78 | 23/08/2006 | 54 |
Sayoko Makino Student 1 | Student 1 | Living | 29/04/1958 | 68 | — | 24 |
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| Living | 27/03/1941 | 85 | — | 41 | ||
| Deceased | 28/05/1922 | 84 | 06/04/2007 | 60 | ||
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| Deceased | 04/02/1930 | 95 | 21/10/2025 | 52 | ||
| Deceased | 30/04/1946 | 75 | 10/10/2021 | 36 | ||
| Living | 28/11/1951 | 74 | — | 31 | ||
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| Living | 28/12/1938 | 87 | — | 44 | ||
 Kyôko Togawa Student 2 | Student 2 | Deceased | 13/08/1964 | 37 | 18/07/2002 | 18 |
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 Yoshino Tani Restaurant Maid | Restaurant Maid | Deceased | 17/01/1917 | 89 | 04/02/2006 | 65 |
 Akira Emoto Kondo | Kondo | Living | 03/11/1948 | 77 | — | 34 |
 Chishū Ryū the High Priest | the High Priest | Deceased | 13/05/1904 | 88 | 16/03/1993 | 78 |
Nizaemon Kataoka Sakujiro Kano | Sakujiro Kano | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
