NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1 (2026) featured a cast of 40 tracked actors. Of these, 40 (100%) are still alive today. The oldest surviving cast member is Keiji Takayama, age 57. This film starred Taichiro Maki and Tomohiro Ishii.
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Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 100% still living
Cast40 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Taichiro Maki Taichi | Taichi | Living | 19/03/1980 | 46 | — | 46 |
 Tomohiro Ishii Tomohiro Ishii | Tomohiro Ishii | Living | 10/12/1975 | 50 | — | 51 |
 Shota Umino Shota Umino | Shota Umino | Living | 17/04/1997 | 29 | — | 29 |
 Yuya Uemura Yuya Uemura | Yuya Uemura | Living | 18/11/1994 | 31 | — | 32 |
 Hartley Jackson Hartley Jackson | Hartley Jackson | Living | 17/04/1980 | 46 | — | 46 |
 Ryohei Oiwa Ryohei Oiwa | Ryohei Oiwa | Living | 07/11/1998 | 27 | — | 28 |
 Luke James Uggles Eatwell Zack Sabre Jr. | Zack Sabre Jr. | Living | 24/07/1987 | 39 | — | 39 |
 Hirooki Goto Hirooki Goto | Hirooki Goto | Living | 25/06/1979 | 47 | — | 47 |
 Nobuo Yoshihashi YOSHI-HASHI | YOSHI-HASHI | Living | 25/05/1982 | 44 | — | 44 |
 Oleg Igorevich Boltin Oleg Boltin | Oleg Boltin | Living | 10/02/1993 | 33 | — | 33 |
 Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | Living | 23/09/1976 | 50 | — | 50 |
 James McMath Robbie Eagles | Robbie Eagles | Living | 13/02/1990 | 36 | — | 36 |
 Sho Tanaka SHO | SHO | Living | 27/08/1989 | 37 | — | 37 |
 Kosei Fujita Kosei Fujita | Kosei Fujita | Living | 24/07/2002 | 24 | — | 24 |
 Callum Newman Callum Newman | Callum Newman | Living | 31/08/2002 | 24 | — | 24 |
 Francesco Akira Begnini Francesco Akira | Francesco Akira | Living | 22/11/1999 | 26 | — | 27 |
 Tomoyuki Oka Great-O-Khan | Great-O-Khan | Living | 12/06/1991 | 35 | — | 35 |
 Lee Jae-kyung Jake Lee | Jake Lee | Living | 19/01/1989 | 37 | — | 37 |
 Jacob Austin Criger Jakob Austin Young | Jakob Austin Young | Living | 18/07/1992 | 34 | — | 34 |
 Keiji Takayama Gedo | Gedo | Living | 20/02/1969 | 57 | — | 57 |
 Hiromu Takahashi Hiromu Takahashi | Hiromu Takahashi | Living | 04/12/1989 | 36 | — | 37 |
 Shin Takagi Shingo Takagi | Shingo Takagi | Living | 21/11/1982 | 43 | — | 44 |
 Taiji Ishimori Taiji Ishimori | Taiji Ishimori | Living | 10/02/1983 | 43 | — | 43 |
 Yota Tsuji Yota Tsuji | Yota Tsuji | Living | 08/09/1993 | 33 | — | 33 |
 Aaron Phillip Wolf Aaron Wolf | Aaron Wolf | Living | 25/02/1996 | 30 | — | 30 |
 Kyosuke Mikami El Desperado | El Desperado | Living | 29/12/1983 | 42 | — | 43 |
 Hirai Kawato Master Wato | Master Wato | Living | 13/03/1997 | 29 | — | 29 |
 Toru Yano Toru Yano | Toru Yano | Living | 18/05/1978 | 48 | — | 48 |
| YOH | Living | 25/06/1988 | 38 | — | 38 | |
 Shigeki Sato Dick Togo | Dick Togo | Living | 17/08/1969 | 57 | — | 57 |
 Tatsuya Hayama DOUKI | DOUKI | Living | 24/12/1991 | 34 | — | 35 |
 Takaaki Watanabe EVIL | EVIL | Living | 26/01/1987 | 39 | — | 39 |
 Ren Narita Ren Narita | Ren Narita | Living | 29/11/1997 | 28 | — | 29 |
 Yujiro Takahashi Yujiro Takahashi | Yujiro Takahashi | Living | 13/01/1981 | 45 | — | 45 |
 Zane Jacobson Zane Jay | Zane Jay | Living | 29/10/1997 | 28 | — | 29 |
 Daiki Nagai Daiki Nagai | Daiki Nagai | Living | 16/01/2003 | 23 | — | 23 |
 Masatora Yasuda Masatora Yasuda | Masatora Yasuda | Living | 24/07/1999 | 27 | — | 27 |
 Tatsuya Matsumoto Tatsuya Matsumoto | Tatsuya Matsumoto | Living | 16/10/2000 | 25 | — | 26 |
 Chris Charlton Chris Charlton - English Commentary | Chris Charlton - English Commentary | Living | 10/10/1983 | 42 | — | 43 |
Jacob Austin Criger Jakob Austin Young - English Commentary | Jakob Austin Young - English Commentary | Living | 18/07/1992 | 34 | — | 34 |
