Will to Live (1999) featured a cast of 33 tracked actors. Of these, 19 (68%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Choei Takahashi, age 83. This film starred Rentaro Mikuni and Shinobu Otake.
68% still with us· verified cast58% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 68% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 82 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast33 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rentaro Mikuni Yasukichi | Yasukichi | Deceased | 20/01/1923 | 90 | 14/04/2013 | 76 |
 Shinobu Otake Tokuko | Tokuko | Living | 17/07/1957 | 69 | — | 42 |
 Naoko Ohtani Yasukichi's lover | Yasukichi's lover | Living | 03/04/1950 | 76 | — | 49 |
 Akira Emoto Doctor | Doctor | Living | 03/11/1948 | 77 | — | 51 |
 Yoshiko Miyazaki Tomoko | Tomoko | Living | 11/12/1958 | 67 | — | 41 |
| Living | 29/11/1942 | 83 | — | 57 | ||
| Living | 23/02/1943 | 83 | — | 56 | ||
 Hideo Kanze Director of a hospital | Director of a hospital | Deceased | 03/08/1927 | 79 | 08/06/2007 | 72 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | — | — | 29/06/2011 | — | ||
| Living | 31/05/1965 | 61 | — | 34 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 19/02/1972 | 54 | — | 27 | ||
| Living | 06/01/1981 | 45 | — | 18 | ||
| Living | 10/04/1954 | 72 | — | 45 | ||
| Deceased | 06/08/1909 | 96 | 04/12/2005 | 90 | ||
| Deceased | 28/03/1935 | 87 | 26/12/2022 | 64 | ||
| Living | 24/10/1963 | 62 | — | 36 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 01/06/1967 | 59 | — | 32 | ||
| Living | 11/08/1970 | 56 | — | 29 | ||
| Living | 08/12/1969 | 56 | — | 30 | ||
 Hideko Yoshida Old woman at village | Old woman at village | Living | 07/01/1944 | 82 | — | 55 |
| Living | 14/08/1953 | 73 | — | 46 | ||
| Living | 11/06/1973 | 53 | — | 26 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Masahiko Tsugawa Village chief | Village chief | Deceased | 02/01/1940 | 78 | 04/08/2018 | 59 |
 Tokuko Watanabe Village chief's lover | Village chief's lover | Living | 19/12/1949 | 76 | — | 50 |
 Eimei Esumi Villager | Villager | Deceased | 05/10/1935 | 68 | 22/08/2004 | 64 |
| Deceased | 27/07/1919 | 78 | 20/07/1998 | 80 | ||
| Living | 24/11/1943 | 82 | — | 56 | ||
| Deceased | 22/08/1927 | 80 | 10/04/2008 | 72 |
