Challenge to Live (愛と炎と) 63 years old

An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War. Matters are complicated further when he falls in love with the soldier's younger sister (Tsukasa).

Credits

Challenge to Live Cast

Name Character
Takashi Shimura He was 56, 76 years old when he died
Eitaro Ozawa He was 52, 79 years old when he died
Akihiko Hirata He was 33, 56 years old when he died
Kumi Mizuno She was 24, now 87 years old
Tatsuya Mihashi He was 37, 80 years old when he died
Masayuki Mori He was 50, 62 years old when he died
Yumi Shirakawa She was 24, 79 years old when she died
Akira Kubo He was 24, now 88 years old
Yoko Tsukasa She was 26, now 90 years old
Yoshifumi Tajima He was 42, 91 years old when he died
Eijirō Tōno He was 54, 87 years old when he died
Susumu Fujita He was 49, 78 years old when he died
Kyōko Kishida She was 31, 76 years old when she died

Challenge to Live Crew

Name Department
Sanezumi Fujimoto as Executive Producer. He was 50 (68) years old when He died Production
Masaru Sato as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (71) years old when He died Sound
Fukuzo Koizumi as Director of Photography. Camera
Kaneto Shindō as Screenplay. He was 49 (100) years old when He died Writing
Shintaro Ishihara as Original Story. Shintaro Ishihara was 28 (now 92) years old Writing
Yoshitami Kuroiwa as Editor. He was 11 (62) years old when He died Editing
Takashi Tsuboshima as Assistant Director. He was 33 (79) years old when He died Directing
Eizō Sugawa as Director. He was 30 (68) years old when He died Directing
Challenge to Live poster
Challenge to Live (63 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 17, 1961
  • Runtime: 98 minutes