Visions Cinema: Cinema in China - An Account by Tony Rayns (1983) featured a cast of 15 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (31%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Da Shichang, age 85. This film starred Tony Rayns and Sun Yu.
31% still with us· verified cast27% of full cast · incl. 2 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 31% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 88 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast15 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Rayns Self - Narrator | Self - Narrator | Deceased | 20/09/1948 | 77 | 07/07/2026 | 35 |
 Sun Yu Self | Self | Deceased | 18/03/1900 | 90 | 11/07/1990 | 83 |
 Shen Fu Self | Self | Deceased | 23/03/1905 | 89 | 27/04/1994 | 78 |
 Huang Shaofen Self | Self | Deceased | 22/05/1911 | 85 | 27/01/1997 | 72 |
 Ruifang Zhang Self | Self | Deceased | 14/06/1918 | 94 | 28/06/2012 | 65 |
 Daolin Sun Self | Self | Deceased | 18/12/1921 | 86 | 27/12/2007 | 62 |
Junxiang Zhang Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shu Shi Self | Self | Deceased | 19/04/1916 | 99 | 27/06/2015 | 67 |
 Da Shichang Self | Self | Living | 26/09/1940 | 85 | — | 43 |
 Wu Haiyan Self | Self | Living | 01/12/1954 | 71 | — | 29 |
 Xie Jin Self | Self | Deceased | 23/11/1923 | 84 | 18/10/2008 | 60 |
Sangchu Xu Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Wang Lingu Self | Self | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Zhao Jing Self | Self | Living | 18/03/1957 | 69 | — | 26 |
 Xue Gong Self | Self | Living | 16/03/1953 | 73 | — | 30 |