How Many Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Talk of the Town Tora-san
Released: 1978
Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Masami Shimojō, Chieko Misaki, Gin Maeda

Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978) featured a cast of 30 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (29%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kazuhiko Kasai, age 87. This film starred Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho.

29% still with us· verified cast20% of full cast · incl. 9 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 29% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 79 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast30 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1978 ▲▼
Kiyoshi Atsumi Tora	Tora	Deceased	10/03/1928	68	04/08/1996	50
Chieko Baisho Sakura	Sakura	Living	29/06/1941	85	—	37
Masami Shimojō Tatsuzo	Tatsuzo	Deceased	26/08/1915	88	25/07/2004	63
Chieko Misaki Tsune	Tsune	Deceased	20/02/1921	90	13/02/2012	57
Gin Maeda Hiroshi	Hiroshi	Living	21/02/1944	82	—	34
Hisao Dazai Umetaro	Umetaro	Deceased	26/12/1923	74	20/11/1998	55
Gajirō Satō Gen	Gen	Deceased	09/08/1944	78	09/12/2022	34
Reiko Ōhara Sanae	Sanae	Deceased	13/11/1946	62	03/08/2009	32
Hayato Nakamura		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Yoshio Yoshida		Deceased	03/01/1911	75	22/12/1986	67
Hideo Murota		Deceased	07/10/1937	64	15/06/2002	41
Ushio Akashi		Deceased	11/09/1898	88	26/11/1986	80
Masane Tsukayama		Living	26/02/1944	82	—	34
Ryunosuke Kuze		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Masato Endo		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Masahiro Kumakura		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Chieko Soda		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Manami Taki		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Eiko Hikari		Living	27/03/1941	85	—	37
Maki Izumi		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Hidetoshi Hasegawa		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Kenji Kimura		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Akihiko Hanyû		Deceased	30/04/1946	75	10/10/2021	32
Kazuhiko Kasai		Living	28/12/1938	87	—	40
Pinko Izumi		Living	11/09/1947	79	—	31
Hideji Ōtaki		Deceased	06/06/1925	87	02/10/2012	53
Chishū Ryū Gozen-sama	Gozen-sama	Deceased	13/05/1904	88	16/03/1993	74
Takashi Shimura Hiroshi's Father	Hiroshi's Father	Deceased	12/03/1905	76	11/02/1982	73
Masaru Ikeda		Deceased	27/09/1942	83	31/01/2026	36
Yoshino Tani (uncredited)	(uncredited)	Deceased	17/01/1917	89	04/02/2006	61