The Blossom and the Sword (1973) featured a cast of 30 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (21%) are still alive today and 23 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Koji Miemachi, age 98. This film starred Hiroko Maki and Tetsuya Watari.
21% still with us· verified cast20% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 21% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast30 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hiroko Maki Mine Kondô | Mine Kondô | Deceased | 10/11/1948 | 51 | 22/07/2000 | 25 |
 Tetsuya Watari Seijirô Tanaka | Seijirô Tanaka | Deceased | 28/12/1941 | 78 | 10/08/2020 | 32 |
 Junko Toda Tsuru Ogawa | Tsuru Ogawa | Living | 06/12/1937 | 88 | — | 36 |
 Tōru Abe Tsuyoshi Kishimoto | Tsuyoshi Kishimoto | Deceased | 28/03/1917 | 76 | 18/07/1993 | 56 |
 Kinya Kitaoji Captain Sakagami | Captain Sakagami | Living | 23/02/1943 | 83 | — | 30 |
 Gō Katō Toyohiko Kagawa | Toyohiko Kagawa | Deceased | 04/02/1938 | 80 | 18/06/2018 | 35 |
 Kunio Murai Minoru Ôhama | Minoru Ôhama | Living | 20/09/1944 | 82 | — | 29 |
 Meichō Soganoya Kinzô Nagata | Kinzô Nagata | Deceased | 03/06/1908 | 90 | 13/04/1999 | 65 |
 Kin Sugai Okin | Okin | Deceased | 28/02/1926 | 92 | 10/08/2018 | 47 |
| Deceased | 09/01/1928 | 66 | 29/10/1994 | 45 | ||
| Deceased | 15/01/1905 | 80 | 21/12/1985 | 68 | ||
| Deceased | 06/06/1930 | 82 | 26/02/2013 | 43 | ||
| Deceased | 15/10/1906 | 80 | 01/01/1987 | 67 | ||
| Deceased | 01/11/1911 | 79 | 15/11/1990 | 62 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 15/01/1900 | 126 | — | 73 | ||
| Deceased | 16/06/1925 | 94 | 14/06/2020 | 48 | ||
| Living | 06/09/1932 | 94 | — | 41 | ||
| Deceased | 27/09/1936 | 73 | 20/11/2009 | 37 | ||
| Deceased | 18/08/1906 | 84 | 10/04/1991 | 67 | ||
| Deceased | 20/10/1935 | 60 | 05/11/1995 | 38 | ||
| Deceased | 25/02/1927 | 73 | 06/08/2000 | 46 | ||
| Deceased | 07/10/1929 | 80 | 27/07/2010 | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 27/03/1924 | 67 | 12/09/1991 | 49 | ||
| Deceased | 14/11/1940 | 61 | 17/06/2002 | 33 | ||
| Deceased | 10/02/1941 | 50 | 24/05/1991 | 32 | ||
| Deceased | 01/01/1939 | 62 | 16/04/2001 | 34 | ||
| Deceased | 19/01/1924 | 76 | 15/11/2000 | 49 | ||
| Living | 18/01/1937 | 89 | — | 36 | ||
| Living | 16/03/1928 | 98 | — | 45 |
