How Many Young Challengers (1968) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Young Challengers
Released: 1968
Cast: Keiju Kobayashi, Raita Ryu, Toshio Kurosawa, Junko Ikeuchi, Yōko Naitō

Young Challengers (1968) featured a cast of 21 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (33%) are still alive today and 14 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Yūzō Kayama, age 89. This film starred Keiju Kobayashi and Raita Ryu.

33% still with us· verified cast

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 33% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 79.5 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast21 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1968 ▲▼
Keiju Kobayashi Junpei Namikawa	Junpei Namikawa	Deceased	23/11/1923	86	16/09/2010	45
Raita Ryu Yukichi Namikawa	Yukichi Namikawa	Living	21/01/1940	86	—	28
Toshio Kurosawa Susumu Ono	Susumu Ono	Living	04/02/1944	82	—	24
Junko Ikeuchi Yuki Sasaki	Yuki Sasaki	Deceased	04/11/1933	76	26/09/2010	35
Yōko Naitō Emiko Tadokoro	Emiko Tadokoro	Living	28/05/1950	76	—	18
Yumi Shirakawa Fusa Namikawa	Fusa Namikawa	Deceased	21/10/1936	79	14/06/2016	32
Mayumi Ozora Tomoko Namikawa	Tomoko Namikawa	Living	10/03/1940	86	—	28
Jun Funato Junichi Namikawa	Junichi Namikawa	Deceased	26/11/1938	82	26/05/2021	30
Yū Fujiki Engineer Kono	Engineer Kono	Deceased	02/03/1931	74	19/12/2005	37
Akihiko Hirata Asakawa	Asakawa	Deceased	26/12/1927	56	25/07/1984	41
Jun Tazaki Yoshio Shinjo	Yoshio Shinjo	Deceased	28/08/1913	72	18/10/1985	55
Masaya Takahashi Takio Mori	Takio Mori	Deceased	16/03/1930	83	16/01/2014	38
Ikio Sawamura Monk	Monk	Deceased	04/09/1905	70	20/09/1975	63
Yoshiko Toyoura		Living	09/08/1943	83	—	25
Haruko Tōgō Kindergarten principal	Kindergarten principal	Deceased	15/03/1920	90	03/03/2011	48
Akira Nagoya		Deceased	08/12/1930	72	24/06/2003	38
Shoichi Ozawa Shintaro Namikawa	Shintaro Namikawa	Deceased	06/04/1929	83	10/12/2012	39
Mitsuko Mori Fujiko Namikawa	Fujiko Namikawa	Deceased	09/05/1920	92	10/11/2012	48
Shōgo Shimada Oshiba Electric president	Oshiba Electric president	Deceased	13/12/1905	98	26/11/2004	63
Yūzō Kayama Oshiba Records singer	Oshiba Records singer	Living	11/04/1937	89	—	31
Jun Mayuzumi Oshiba Records singer	Oshiba Records singer	Living	26/05/1948	78	—	20