The Blazing Valiant (1981) featured a cast of 23 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (47%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Shōtarō Hayashi, age 92. This film starred Hiroyuki Sanada and Kazue Itō.
47% still with us· verified cast30% of full cast · incl. 8 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 47% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 73.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast23 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe | Living | 12/10/1960 | 65 | — | 21 | |
 Kazue Itō Kazuyo Sakamoto | Kazuyo Sakamoto | Living | 07/12/1966 | 59 | — | 15 |
 Hikaru Kurosaki Masaru Miura | Masaru Miura | Deceased | 31/01/1962 | 64 | 02/07/2026 | 19 |
Yoshinori Monta Hiroshi Tachibana | Hiroshi Tachibana | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
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 Tōru Abe Sakae Oya | Sakae Oya | Deceased | 28/03/1917 | 76 | 18/07/1993 | 64 |
 Jirô Chiba Fumio Sakamoto | Fumio Sakamoto | Living | 06/01/1949 | 77 | — | 32 |
| Deceased | 18/03/1931 | 54 | 23/03/1985 | 50 | ||
| Deceased | 20/01/1936 | 77 | 11/04/2013 | 45 | ||
 Masataka Iwao Hayashi | Hayashi | Living | 20/12/1942 | 83 | — | 39 |
| Deceased | 18/10/1938 | 81 | 28/04/2020 | 43 | ||
| Living | 21/06/1934 | 92 | — | 47 | ||
 Tomisaburō Wakayama Goro Kaji | Goro Kaji | Deceased | 01/09/1929 | 62 | 02/04/1992 | 52 |
 Noriko Hayami Mayumi | Mayumi | Living | 20/09/1959 | 67 | — | 22 |
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 Akira Nakao Tenbo | Tenbo | Deceased | 11/08/1942 | 81 | 16/05/2024 | 39 |
 Asao Sano Wahei Sakamoto | Wahei Sakamoto | Deceased | 13/08/1925 | 96 | 28/06/2022 | 56 |
 Hiroshi Katsuno Nobuhiko Saijo | Nobuhiko Saijo | Living | 27/07/1949 | 77 | — | 32 |
