The War in Space (1977) featured a cast of 16 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (33%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Katsutoshi Atarashi, age 85. This film starred Kensaku Morita and Yuko Asano.
33% still with us· verified cast25% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 33% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 71.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast16 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kensaku Morita Koji Miyoshi | Koji Miyoshi | Living | 16/12/1949 | 76 | — | 28 |
 Yuko Asano Jun Takigawa | Jun Takigawa | Living | 09/07/1960 | 66 | — | 17 |
 Ryō Ikebe Professor Masato Takigawa | Professor Masato Takigawa | Deceased | 11/02/1918 | 92 | 08/10/2010 | 59 |
 Masaya Oki Reikai Muroi | Reikai Muroi | Deceased | 12/06/1952 | 31 | 28/06/1983 | 25 |
 Hiroshi Miyauchi Kazuo Fuyuki | Kazuo Fuyuki | Living | 14/06/1947 | 79 | — | 30 |
 Hideji Ōtaki Dr. Matsuzawa | Dr. Matsuzawa | Deceased | 06/06/1925 | 87 | 02/10/2012 | 52 |
Katsutoshi Atarashi Tadashi Mikasa | Tadashi Mikasa | Living | 04/12/1940 | 85 | — | 37 |
 Akihiko Hirata Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi | Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi | Deceased | 26/12/1927 | 56 | 25/07/1984 | 50 |
 Gorō Mutsumi Hell Commander | Hell Commander | Deceased | 11/09/1934 | 86 | 05/06/2021 | 43 |
David Perin Jimmy | Jimmy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shoji Nakayama Staff officer | Staff officer | Deceased | 26/02/1928 | 70 | 01/12/1998 | 49 |
Susumu Ôtani Gohten pilot | Gohten pilot | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Junichi Kudo Gohten pilot | Gohten pilot | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Koichi Yoshida Gohten controller | Gohten controller | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Isao Hashimoto Research worker | Research worker | Deceased | 26/12/1941 | 58 | 12/02/2000 | 36 |
 William Ross Dr. Schmidt | Dr. Schmidt | Deceased | 07/09/1923 | 90 | 19/04/2014 | 54 |