How Many Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Released: 1970
Cast: Osamu Takizawa, Shinsuke Ashida, Etsushi Takahashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Nakamura Kanzaburo

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 10 (27%) are still alive today and 27 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kōji Takahashi, age 91. This film starred Osamu Takizawa and Shinsuke Ashida.

27% still with us· verified cast25% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 27% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 74.8 yrs

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Cast40 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1970 ▲▼
Osamu Takizawa Yusuke Godai	Yusuke Godai	Deceased	13/11/1906	93	22/06/2000	64
Shinsuke Ashida Keisuke Godai	Keisuke Godai	Deceased	14/03/1917	81	09/01/1999	53
Etsushi Takahashi Eisuke Godai	Eisuke Godai	Deceased	02/08/1935	60	19/05/1996	35
Ruriko Asaoka Yukiko Godai	Yukiko Godai	Living	02/07/1940	86	—	30
Nakamura Kanzaburo Shunsuke Godai	Shunsuke Godai	Deceased	30/05/1955	57	05/12/2012	15
Mori Satô Yoriko Godai	Yoriko Godai	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Tsuguaki Yoshida Kohei Shimegi	Kohei Shimegi	Living	14/08/1954	72	—	16
Rentaro Mikuni Shigata Komijiro	Shigata Komijiro	Deceased	20/01/1923	90	14/04/2013	47
Hideki Takahashi Shintaro Tsuge	Shintaro Tsuge	Living	10/02/1944	82	—	26
Kōji Takahashi Masanori Takanata	Masanori Takanata	Living	10/06/1935	91	—	35
Gō Katō Tatsuo Hattori	Tatsuo Hattori	Deceased	04/02/1938	80	18/06/2018	32
Mitsuko Mito Otaki	Otaki	Deceased	23/03/1919	62	05/04/1981	51
Shinjirō Ehara Haiyama	Haiyama	Deceased	12/10/1936	85	27/09/2022	34
Yūjirō Ishihara Shinozaki Ryoki	Shinozaki Ryoki	Deceased	28/12/1934	52	17/07/1987	36
Hideaki Nitani Shofu Yatsugi	Shofu Yatsugi	Deceased	28/01/1930	81	07/01/2012	40
Yasuko Sanjo Ryoko Yatsugi	Ryoko Yatsugi	Living	22/12/1940	85	—	30
Takao Itō Takuro Shimegi	Takuro Shimegi	Deceased	31/01/1937	87	14/08/2024	33
Takahiro Tamura Fuba Manabu	Fuba Manabu	Deceased	31/08/1928	77	16/05/2006	42
Gaku Yamamoto Haku Eisho	Haku Eisho	Living	03/01/1937	89	—	33
Kyôko Kishida Sanko Otori	Sanko Otori	Deceased	29/04/1930	76	17/12/2006	40
Takeo Chii Xu Zailin	Xu Zailin	Deceased	05/05/1942	70	29/06/2012	28
Komaki Kurihara Cho Zuiho	Cho Zuiho	Living	14/03/1945	81	—	25
Shin Tatsuoka Cho Daifuku	Cho Daifuku	Deceased	16/12/1904	78	15/10/1983	66
Nobutada Iwasaki Cho Ennen	Cho Ennen	Unverified	—	—	—	—
Chieko Matsubara Motoko Takahata	Motoko Takahata	Living	06/01/1945	81	—	25
Tetsuro Tamba		Deceased	17/07/1922	84	24/09/2006	48
Ken Hatano Takei Hiromichi	Takei Hiromichi	Deceased	06/07/1931	57	13/01/1989	39
Kōji Nanbara Shiro Jinnai	Shiro Jinnai	Deceased	07/06/1927	74	20/12/2001	43
Kazuhiro Fukuzaki Raita Oshio	Raita Oshio	Living	25/07/1956	70	—	14
Akira Yamanouchi Kanji Ishihara	Kanji Ishihara	Deceased	11/07/1921	72	29/10/1993	49
Jūkei Fujioka Seishirō Itagaki	Seishirō Itagaki	Deceased	19/11/1933	57	23/07/1991	37
Masao Shimizu Ichirai Zenba	Ichirai Zenba	Deceased	05/10/1908	67	05/10/1975	62
Masaaki Yana Ichirai Shingo	Ichirai Shingo	Deceased	02/01/1945	67	28/04/2012	25
Ichirō Nakatani Daisaku Komoto	Daisaku Komoto	Deceased	15/10/1930	73	01/04/2004	40
Genki Koyama Commander Muraoka	Commander Muraoka	Deceased	08/07/1915	75	11/04/1991	55
Yūsuke Takita Morito Morishima	Morito Morishima	Deceased	29/11/1930	84	03/05/2015	40
Kyōichi Satō Tadashi Hanaya	Tadashi Hanaya	Living	29/12/1936	89	—	34
Shōbun Inoue Goro Araki	Goro Araki	Deceased	22/08/1927	85	28/01/2013	43
Mizuho Suzuki Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)	Deceased	23/10/1927	96	19/11/2023	43
Harumi Hirota		Unverified	—	—	—	—