Winter's Flower (1978) featured a cast of 67 tracked actors. Of these, 23 (51%) are still alive today and 22 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kenji Imai, age 94. This film starred Ken Takakura and Kinya Kitaoji.
51% still with us· verified cast35% of full cast · incl. 20 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 51% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast67 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ken Takakura Hidetsugu Kano | Hidetsugu Kano | Deceased | 16/02/1931 | 83 | 10/11/2014 | 47 |
 Kinya Kitaoji Michio Sakata | Michio Sakata | Living | 23/02/1943 | 83 | — | 35 |
 Kimiko Ikegami Yoko Matsuoka | Yoko Matsuoka | Living | 16/01/1959 | 67 | — | 19 |
 Kunie Tanaka Kokichi Minami | Kokichi Minami | Deceased | 23/11/1932 | 88 | 24/03/2021 | 46 |
 Yoichi Miura Otohiko Takeda | Otohiko Takeda | Deceased | 21/01/1954 | 46 | 14/05/2000 | 24 |
 Asao Koike Osamu Yamabe | Osamu Yamabe | Deceased | 18/03/1931 | 54 | 23/03/1985 | 47 |
 Isao Natsuyagi Michio Tachibana | Michio Tachibana | Deceased | 25/12/1939 | 73 | 11/05/2013 | 39 |
 Nenji Kobayashi Kiichiro Hanai | Kiichiro Hanai | Living | 07/02/1941 | 85 | — | 37 |
 Rinichi Yamamoto Goro Otani | Goro Otani | Deceased | 16/01/1927 | 53 | 16/10/1980 | 51 |
 Toru Minegishi Minaken | Minaken | Deceased | 17/07/1943 | 65 | 11/10/2008 | 35 |
 Minori Terada Takehiko Yamamoto | Takehiko Yamamoto | Deceased | 07/11/1942 | 81 | 14/03/2024 | 36 |
 Kenji Imai Tomikichi Ishii | Tomikichi Ishii | Living | 31/03/1932 | 94 | — | 46 |
 Bin Amatsu Shunsuke Nakai | Shunsuke Nakai | Deceased | 16/02/1921 | 58 | 24/07/1979 | 57 |
 Shōtarō Hayashi Gallery Owner | Gallery Owner | Living | 21/06/1934 | 92 | — | 44 |
 Masataka Iwao Daisuke Mukai | Daisuke Mukai | Living | 20/12/1942 | 83 | — | 36 |
 Asei Kobayashi Saburo Kakinuma | Saburo Kakinuma | Deceased | 11/08/1932 | 88 | 30/05/2021 | 46 |
 Takuji Aoki Tetsuji Takahata | Tetsuji Takahata | Living | 04/06/1948 | 78 | — | 30 |
 Hiroshi Tanaka Sakawa | Sakawa | Deceased | 01/01/1934 | 59 | 02/01/1993 | 44 |
 Harumi Sone Shuji Mochizuki | Shuji Mochizuki | Deceased | 05/09/1937 | 78 | 16/06/2016 | 41 |
Gorō Ōki Kiyoshi Mitsui | Kiyoshi Mitsui | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Isao Takanami Inoue Kineji | Inoue Kineji | Deceased | — | — | 30/12/2018 | — |
Sen Okamichi Executive of the Emerging Faction | Executive of the Emerging Faction | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kōjiro Shirakawa Executive of the Emerging Faction | Executive of the Emerging Faction | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yuki Eiji Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Akiyoshi Kitaura Hiroshi Watanabe | Hiroshi Watanabe | Living | 10/04/1940 | 86 | — | 38 |
Ryōta Minowada Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division | Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yasuhiko Shima Onuki | Onuki | Deceased | 23/03/1913 | 77 | 16/03/1991 | 65 |
 Seishiro Hara Takeo Komura | Takeo Komura | Presumed Deceased | 24/11/1904 | 121 | — | 74 |
Tetsuo Torisu Self-Defense Force Member | Self-Defense Force Member | Living | 30/10/1946 | 79 | — | 32 |
 Satoru Nabe Yabe | Yabe | Living | 02/11/1947 | 78 | — | 31 |
Katsutoshi Akiyama Prisoner | Prisoner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kenzō Katsuno Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Living | 27/02/1950 | 76 | — | 28 |
 Ryuji Komine Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Deceased | 19/10/1933 | 87 | 10/02/2021 | 45 |
 Susumu Fujita Ryokichi Sakata | Ryokichi Sakata | Deceased | 08/01/1912 | 79 | 23/03/1991 | 66 |
Hiromi Okamoto Waitress | Waitress | Living | 25/07/1956 | 70 | — | 22 |
Yoshiko Yashioji Fumi Sakata | Fumi Sakata | Presumed Deceased | 07/02/1924 | 102 | — | 54 |
Kayoko Tominaga Kinu Hanai | Kinu Hanai | Living | 16/05/1939 | 87 | — | 39 |
 Junko Mabuki Bar Woman | Bar Woman | Living | 22/02/1955 | 71 | — | 23 |
 Tsuyako Okajima Elderly Maid | Elderly Maid | Deceased | 09/01/1909 | 80 | 04/02/1989 | 69 |
Noriko Inazuma Bar Woman | Bar Woman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chiyoko Komaki Yoko (Childhood) | Yoko (Childhood) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kuniomi Kitani Ken Dosu | Ken Dosu | Living | 21/05/1938 | 88 | — | 40 |
Yûsuke Tsukasa Sanji Saeki | Sanji Saeki | Living | 08/12/1972 | 53 | — | 6 |
 Takaya Shimoyama Sakawa Group Member | Sakawa Group Member | Living | 21/08/1944 | 82 | — | 34 |
 Yukio Miyagi Truck Driver | Truck Driver | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shunji Sasaki Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Living | 10/02/1941 | 85 | — | 37 |
Yasuo Matsumoto Sakawa Group Member | Sakawa Group Member | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hiroshi Hosokawa Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kenji Ikeda Detective | Detective | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Seizō Fukumoto Saegusa's Bodyguard | Saegusa's Bodyguard | Deceased | 03/02/1943 | 77 | 01/01/2021 | 35 |
Tetsuo Fujisawa Nakai Group Junior Member | Nakai Group Junior Member | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yoshiaki Yabe Nakai Group Junior Member | Nakai Group Junior Member | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kiyotaka Nishiyama Nakai Group Junior Member | Nakai Group Junior Member | Living | 06/01/1941 | 85 | — | 37 |
 Jiro Shirai Isamu Katsumata | Isamu Katsumata | Living | 18/09/1950 | 76 | — | 28 |
 Rantaro Mine Police Officer | Police Officer | Living | 12/05/1948 | 78 | — | 30 |
Toshio Tomogane Toryukai Thug | Toryukai Thug | Living | 07/10/1947 | 78 | — | 31 |
 Teruo Fujinaga Fall Guy | Fall Guy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Reiichi Hatanaka Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Subordinate of the Emerging Faction | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kazuyuki Kosaka Self-Defense Force Member | Self-Defense Force Member | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Takanori Oya Yamabe Group Thug | Yamabe Group Thug | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yukino Takeda Bar Woman | Bar Woman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kayoko Hama Office Clerk | Office Clerk | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hideji Ōtaki Ichiro | Ichiro | Deceased | 06/06/1925 | 87 | 02/10/2012 | 53 |
 Masumi Okada Nobuyoshi Saegusa | Nobuyoshi Saegusa | Deceased | 22/09/1935 | 70 | 29/05/2006 | 43 |
 Shoichi Ozawa Chan | Chan | Deceased | 06/04/1929 | 83 | 10/12/2012 | 49 |
 Mitsuko Baisho Mary | Mary | Living | 22/11/1946 | 79 | — | 32 |
 Ryō Ikebe Kotaro Matsuoka | Kotaro Matsuoka | Deceased | 11/02/1918 | 92 | 08/10/2010 | 60 |