The Woman Who Took the Local Paper (2016) featured a cast of 20 tracked actors. Of these, 17 (85%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Isao Hashizume, age 85. This film starred Masakazu Tamura and Hirosue Ryoko.
85% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 85% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast20 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Masakazu Tamura Sugimoto Ryuji | Sugimoto Ryuji | Deceased | 01/08/1943 | 77 | 03/04/2021 | 73 |
 Hirosue Ryoko Shiota Yoshiko | Shiota Yoshiko | Living | 18/07/1980 | 46 | — | 36 |
 Asami Mizukawa Tasaka Fujiko | Tasaka Fujiko | Living | 24/07/1983 | 43 | — | 33 |
 Yukiya Kitamura Shiota Hayao | Shiota Hayao | Living | 29/04/1974 | 52 | — | 42 |
 Nana Katase Hirota | Hirota | Living | 07/11/1981 | 44 | — | 35 |
 Taro Suruga Shoda Sakuji | Shoda Sakuji | Living | 05/06/1978 | 48 | — | 38 |
 Risa Sudou Fukuda Umeko | Fukuda Umeko | Living | 24/07/1976 | 50 | — | 40 |
 Houka Kinoshita Kojima | Kojima | Living | 24/01/1964 | 62 | — | 52 |
 Naomi Nishida Shoda Megumi | Shoda Megumi | Living | 16/02/1972 | 54 | — | 44 |
| Living | 25/02/1954 | 72 | — | 62 | ||
| Living | 10/08/1976 | 50 | — | 40 | ||
| Living | 30/11/1961 | 64 | — | 55 | ||
 Sumie Sasaki Shiota Hisako | Shiota Hisako | Deceased | 22/06/1928 | 90 | 17/02/2019 | 88 |
| Living | 19/02/1981 | 45 | — | 35 | ||
| Living | 15/03/1943 | 83 | — | 73 | ||
| Living | 26/03/1994 | 32 | — | 22 | ||
| Living | 04/03/1955 | 71 | — | 61 | ||
 Susumu Terajima Yamashita | Yamashita | Living | 12/11/1963 | 62 | — | 53 |
 Ren Osugi Honma Seijiro | Honma Seijiro | Deceased | 27/09/1951 | 66 | 21/02/2018 | 65 |
 Isao Hashizume Higashiyama Zenkichi | Higashiyama Zenkichi | Living | 17/09/1941 | 85 | — | 75 |
