The Big Ambition (1955) featured a cast of 49 tracked actors. Of these, 1 (7%) are still alive today and 14 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Tomoka Hasebe, age 96. This film starred Kamesaburo Bando and Minoru Ōki.
7% still with us· verified cast2% of full cast · incl. 30 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 7% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast49 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1955 |
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Kamesaburo Bando Goichi Aikawa | Goichi Aikawa | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Minoru Ōki Kuroda | Kuroda | Deceased | 16/12/1923 | 85 | 30/03/2009 | 32 |
 Eiichi Sugasawara Teacher Tsugino | Teacher Tsugino | Presumed Deceased | 01/01/1925 | 101 | — | 30 |
| Deceased | 03/08/1919 | 60 | 11/03/1980 | 36 | ||
| Deceased | 27/07/1919 | 78 | 20/07/1998 | 36 | ||
| Deceased | 16/10/1932 | 92 | 10/07/2025 | 23 | ||
 Sadako Sawamura Sumie Shida | Sumie Shida | Deceased | 11/11/1908 | 87 | 16/08/1996 | 47 |
 Eiko Miyoshi Kiyo | Kiyo | Deceased | 08/04/1894 | 69 | 28/07/1963 | 61 |
| Deceased | 01/01/1905 | 67 | 16/04/1972 | 50 | ||
 Jun Tatara Tadasuke | Tadasuke | Deceased | 04/08/1917 | 89 | 30/09/2006 | 38 |
| Presumed Deceased | 28/09/1904 | 121 | — | 51 | ||
| Ito | Deceased | 27/10/1921 | 80 | 16/03/2002 | 34 | |
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| Presumed Deceased | 04/02/1919 | 107 | — | 36 | ||
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Katsuyuki Nomura Akitaro Fukuno | Akitaro Fukuno | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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| Deceased | 12/01/1945 | 64 | 11/05/2009 | 10 | ||
| Deceased | 30/11/1896 | 80 | 26/11/1977 | 59 | ||
 Tokuji Kobayashi Old man Nomura | Old man Nomura | Deceased | 09/03/1901 | 63 | 11/06/1964 | 54 |
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| Living | 18/02/1930 | 96 | — | 25 | ||
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| Presumed Deceased | 28/06/1924 | 102 | — | 31 | ||
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| Deceased | 17/01/1917 | 89 | 04/02/2006 | 38 | ||
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| Deceased | 05/02/1917 | 95 | 09/07/2012 | 38 |
