Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) featured a cast of 51 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (31%) are still alive today and 25 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Jutarō Hōjō, age 96. This film starred Tatsuya Nakadai and Shima Iwashita.
31% still with us· verified cast22% of full cast · incl. 15 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 31% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast51 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1978 |
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 Tatsuya Nakadai Kumokiri Nizaemon | Kumokiri Nizaemon | Deceased | 13/12/1932 | 92 | 08/11/2025 | 46 |
 Shima Iwashita Chiyo | Chiyo | Living | 03/01/1941 | 85 | — | 37 |
 Matsumoto Hakuō II Shikubu Abe | Shikubu Abe | Living | 19/08/1942 | 84 | — | 36 |
 Takashi Yamaguchi Tsugutomo Owari | Tsugutomo Owari | Deceased | 17/11/1936 | 88 | 18/04/2025 | 42 |
 Tetsuro Tamba Kichibei | Kichibei | Deceased | 17/07/1922 | 84 | 24/09/2006 | 56 |
 Keiko Matsuzaka Shino | Shino | Living | 20/07/1952 | 74 | — | 26 |
 Teruhiko Aoi Rokunosuke | Rokunosuke | Living | 10/01/1948 | 78 | — | 30 |
 Shōji Ishibashi Hyotaro | Hyotaro | Living | 12/11/1948 | 77 | — | 30 |
 Takuzō Kawatani Sanji | Sanji | Deceased | 21/07/1941 | 54 | 22/12/1995 | 37 |
 Junko Miyashita Menbiki Okyo | Menbiki Okyo | Living | 29/01/1949 | 77 | — | 29 |
 Hiroyuki Nagato Kichigoro | Kichigoro | Deceased | 10/01/1934 | 77 | 21/05/2011 | 44 |
 Joe Shishido Tominoichi | Tominoichi | Deceased | 06/12/1933 | 86 | 18/01/2020 | 45 |
 Isao Natsuyagi Kumagoro | Kumagoro | Deceased | 25/12/1939 | 73 | 11/05/2013 | 39 |
 Mitsuko Baisho Omatsu | Omatsu | Living | 22/11/1946 | 79 | — | 32 |
 Hideo Takamatsu Tôbei Yamada | Tôbei Yamada | Deceased | 24/10/1929 | 77 | 26/02/2007 | 49 |
 Mikio Narita Fukuzaemon | Fukuzaemon | Deceased | 31/01/1935 | 55 | 09/04/1990 | 43 |
 Kunie Tanaka Rikichi Komadera | Rikichi Komadera | Deceased | 23/11/1932 | 88 | 24/03/2021 | 46 |
 Rinichi Yamamoto Shôzaemon | Shôzaemon | Deceased | 16/01/1927 | 53 | 16/10/1980 | 51 |
 Yoshio Inaba Seizô | Seizô | Deceased | 15/07/1920 | 77 | 20/04/1998 | 58 |
 Tappei Shimokawa Jihei | Jihei | Deceased | 11/12/1928 | 75 | 25/03/2004 | 50 |
 Isao Hashimoto Gensuke Iguchi | Gensuke Iguchi | Deceased | 26/12/1941 | 58 | 12/02/2000 | 37 |
 Kyōichi Satō Sukejirô Yanagi | Sukejirô Yanagi | Living | 29/12/1936 | 89 | — | 42 |
| Deceased | 18/09/1919 | 90 | 15/10/2009 | 59 | ||
 Ryōhei Uchida Yomoshichi Senshû | Yomoshichi Senshû | Deceased | 05/02/1924 | 60 | 15/06/1984 | 54 |
 Tatsuo Umemiya Jûdayû Araki | Jûdayû Araki | Deceased | 11/03/1938 | 81 | 12/12/2019 | 40 |
 Shingo Yamashiro Jinnosuke Okada | Jinnosuke Okada | Deceased | 10/11/1938 | 70 | 12/08/2009 | 40 |
 Gō Katō Ookubo | Ookubo | Deceased | 04/02/1938 | 80 | 18/06/2018 | 40 |
 Matsumoto Hakuō I Kuranosuke Tsuji | Kuranosuke Tsuji | Deceased | 07/07/1910 | 71 | 11/01/1982 | 68 |
| Deceased | 25/04/1905 | 90 | 03/10/1995 | 73 | ||
| Deceased | 13/12/1913 | 84 | 12/08/1998 | 65 | ||
| Living | 28/12/1929 | 96 | — | 49 | ||
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| Living | 02/09/1935 | 91 | — | 43 | ||
| Deceased | 14/02/1957 | 64 | 11/04/2021 | 21 | ||
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| Living | 05/03/1955 | 71 | — | 23 | ||
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| Deceased | 27/03/1909 | 79 | 23/04/1988 | 69 | ||
| Deceased | 10/09/1928 | 52 | 18/04/1981 | 50 |
