Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' (2002) featured a cast of 16 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (21%) are still alive today and 11 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Daisaku Kimura, age 87. This film starred Masayuki Yui and Akira Kurosawa.
21% still with us· verified cast20% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 21% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 82.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast16 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Masayuki Yui Narrator | Narrator | Living | 21/09/1947 | 79 | — | 55 |
 Akira Kurosawa Self | Self | Deceased | 23/03/1910 | 88 | 06/09/1998 | 92 |
 Teruyo Nogami Self | Self | Presumed Deceased | 24/05/1927 | 99 | — | 75 |
 Misa Uehara Self | Self | Deceased | 26/03/1937 | 65 | 01/01/2003 | 65 |
 Takeshi Katō Self | Self | Deceased | 24/05/1929 | 86 | 31/07/2015 | 73 |
Masahiro Takase Self | Self | Deceased | 22/07/1931 | 88 | 28/12/2019 | 71 |
 Yoshirō Muraki Self | Self | Deceased | 15/08/1924 | 85 | 26/10/2009 | 78 |
Kôichi Hamamura Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Daisaku Kimura Self | Self | Living | 13/07/1939 | 87 | — | 63 |
 Yoshio Tsuchiya Self | Self | Deceased | 18/05/1927 | 89 | 08/02/2017 | 75 |
 Toshirō Mifune Self | Self | Deceased | 01/04/1920 | 77 | 24/12/1997 | 82 |
 Takao Saitō Self | Self | Deceased | 05/03/1929 | 85 | 06/12/2014 | 73 |
 Yū Fujiki Self | Self | Deceased | 02/03/1931 | 74 | 19/12/2005 | 71 |
 Yōichi Matsue Self | Self | Deceased | 26/10/1930 | 88 | 09/03/2019 | 72 |
 Keiju Kobayashi Self | Self | Deceased | 23/11/1923 | 86 | 16/09/2010 | 79 |
 Shirō Mifune Self | Self | Living | 27/11/1950 | 75 | — | 52 |