Why Are We Young? (1965) featured a cast of 12 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (30%) are still alive today and 7 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Yukiyo Toake, age 83. This film starred Yūjirō Ishihara and Yukiyo Toake.
30% still with us· verified cast27% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 30% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast12 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yūjirō Ishihara Kensuke Nonomura | Kensuke Nonomura | Deceased | 28/12/1934 | 52 | 17/07/1987 | 31 |
 Yukiyo Toake Keiko Sugiura | Keiko Sugiura | Living | 23/11/1942 | 83 | — | 23 |
 Hiroyuki Ôta Yasuo Takamatsu | Yasuo Takamatsu | Living | 25/11/1947 | 78 | — | 18 |
 Mieko Nishio Ikuko Higuchi | Ikuko Higuchi | Living | 11/07/1947 | 79 | — | 18 |
 Fujio Suga Katsumata, vice-principal | Katsumata, vice-principal | Deceased | 27/07/1919 | 78 | 20/07/1998 | 46 |
 Kokinji Katsura Terada's father | Terada's father | Deceased | 06/10/1926 | 88 | 03/11/2014 | 39 |
 Shōki Fukae Kanedaka | Kanedaka | Deceased | 14/01/1928 | 87 | 01/11/2015 | 37 |
 Torahiko Hamada Takamatsu's father | Takamatsu's father | Deceased | 18/09/1919 | 90 | 15/10/2009 | 46 |
 Kaku Takashina Uegen | Uegen | Deceased | 22/02/1919 | 75 | 11/03/1994 | 46 |
 Kichijirō Ueda Yamayoshi, postmaster | Yamayoshi, postmaster | Deceased | 30/03/1904 | 68 | 03/11/1972 | 61 |
 Zenji Yamada Tomota | Tomota | Presumed Deceased | 17/07/1914 | 112 | — | 51 |
 Reiko Arai Miss Matsuoka | Miss Matsuoka | Unverified | — | — | — | — |