How Many Never Give Up (1978) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Never Give Up
Released: 1978
Cast: Ken Takakura, Ryoko Nakano, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Rentaro Mikuni, Isao Natsuyagi

Never Give Up (1978) featured a cast of 18 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (11%) are still alive today and 16 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ryoko Nakano, age 76. This film starred Ken Takakura and Ryoko Nakano.

11% still with us· verified cast

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 11% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 78.4 yrs

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Cast18 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1978 ▲▼
Ken Takakura Takeshi Ajisawa	Takeshi Ajisawa	Deceased	16/02/1931	83	10/11/2014	47
Ryoko Nakano Tomoko Ochi / Misako	Tomoko Ochi / Misako	Living	06/05/1950	76	—	28
Hiroko Yakushimaru Yoriko Nagai	Yoriko Nagai	Living	09/06/1964	62	—	14
Rentaro Mikuni Kazunari Ohba	Kazunari Ohba	Deceased	20/01/1923	90	14/04/2013	55
Isao Natsuyagi Detective Kitano	Detective Kitano	Deceased	25/12/1939	73	11/05/2013	39
Takahiro Tamura Urakawa, pressman	Urakawa, pressman	Deceased	31/08/1928	77	16/05/2006	50
Richard Anderson US green beret officer	US green beret officer	Deceased	08/08/1926	91	31/08/2017	52
Shinsuke Ashida Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency	Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency	Deceased	14/03/1917	81	09/01/1999	61
Moeko Ezawa Hiromi, Bar hostess	Hiromi, Bar hostess	Deceased	28/03/1935	87	26/12/2022	43
Hajime Hana Lieutenant Muranaga	Lieutenant Muranaga	Deceased	09/02/1930	63	10/09/1993	48
Nobuo Kaneko Head of Mizoguchi City	Head of Mizoguchi City	Deceased	27/03/1923	71	20/01/1995	55
Tanie Kitabayashi Kiyo Matsushita	Kiyo Matsushita	Deceased	21/05/1911	98	27/04/2010	67
Hiroki Matsukata		Deceased	23/07/1942	74	21/01/2017	36
Katsumasa Uchida Kanamori	Kanamori	Deceased	19/09/1944	75	31/01/2020	34
Tetsuro Tamba General Wada	General Wada	Deceased	17/07/1922	84	24/09/2006	56
Kunie Tanaka Bartender	Bartender	Deceased	23/11/1932	88	24/03/2021	46
Joe Yamanaka Akira Yamanaka	Akira Yamanaka	Deceased	02/09/1946	64	07/08/2011	32
Mikio Narita Nakado Tasuke	Nakado Tasuke	Deceased	31/01/1935	55	09/04/1990	43