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Cast Ages at Release — Manual

What it does

For each film, it lists how old every cast member was on the day the film was
released, so you can compare the age gaps between co-stars.

How to use it

  1. Open the Cast Ages at Release index.
  2. Filter films with the card tags (genre, and so on).
  3. Open a film card to see that film's cast table.
  4. Click any column header (Character, Actor, Birthdate, Age at release) to sort
    by that column, toggling ascending/descending. The default order is age at
    release, descending (oldest first).

Spec

Page structure

URL Contents
/en/data/ages/ Film index (card grid with tag filter)
/en/data/ages/<film-slug>/ One film's cast table

The English and Japanese editions carry different sets of films, each chosen by
how well known the films are in that language's market (the same film can appear
in both).

How the age is calculated

  • The age is derived from the film's release date (in its country of
    production) and each cast member's birthdate    .
  • The release date is checked against Wikipedia. Each film page links to the
    fixed revision that was consulted.
  • A cast member whose birthdate is private or not listed shows "Unknown" for
    age, and the calculation is skipped.
  • Films with fewer than two cast members of known birthdate are not listed.

Table columns

Column Contents
Character The character's name in the film
Actor Actor name
Birthdate YYYY-MM-DD; "Unknown" when private
Age at release Age on the release date; "Unknown" when private
Source Fixed Wikipedia revision used to verify the actor's birthdate

Principal cast members are selected from sources such as the film's Wikipedia
article. Character and actor names are maintained manually.

Source

  • The data source is Wikipedia. The release date has a source link immediately
    after it, and each actor's birthdate has a link in the Source column.
  • Every source URL includes an oldid, identifying the exact revision consulted.
  • Data and URLs are stored in the repository, so public builds make no external
    requests.

Notes

  • Sorting only reorders the rows of the table already on screen — no page reload
    or network request.