Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die (2024) featured a cast of 30 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (80%) are still alive today and 2 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Lee Jong-chan, age 90. This film starred Kim Dae-jung and Jang Hyun-sung.
80% still with us· verified cast27% of full cast · incl. 20 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 80% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 85 yrs
Deaths by Year
2009
2025
Cast30 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kim Dae-jung Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 06/01/1924 | 85 | 18/08/2009 | 100 |
 Jang Hyun-sung Narrator / Kim Dae-jung (voice) | Narrator / Kim Dae-jung (voice) | Living | 17/07/1970 | 56 | — | 54 |
 Jeon So-hyun Lee Hee-ho (voice) | Lee Hee-ho (voice) | Living | 24/07/1961 | 65 | — | 63 |
 Kim Do-young Reenactor | Reenactor | Living | 18/03/1974 | 52 | — | 50 |
 Kim Jae-rok Reenactor | Reenactor | Living | 07/11/1965 | 60 | — | 59 |
 Seo Suk-kyu Reenactor | Reenactor | Living | 27/04/1984 | 42 | — | 40 |
 Kim Nam-hee Reenactor | Reenactor | Living | 25/05/1986 | 40 | — | 38 |
Choi Nak-yong Reenactor | Reenactor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kang Won-yong Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kwon No-gab Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kim Sang-hyun Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kim Sung-jae Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kim Ok-du Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Namgung Jin Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Moon Dong-hwan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ye Chun-ho Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lee Geun-pal Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lee Moon-young Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lee Hyeop Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lee Hee-ho Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jung Dong-nyeon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cha Eun-gyeong Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Han Hwa-gab Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bruce Cumings Self | Self | Living | 05/09/1943 | 83 | — | 81 |
David McCann Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jerome A. Cohen Self | Self | Deceased | — | — | 22/09/2025 | — |
Park Sang-hoon Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Seong Han-yong Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lee Jong-chan Self | Self | Living | 29/04/1936 | 90 | — | 88 |
Han Hong-gu Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |