Buddha (1961) featured a cast of 68 tracked actors. Of these, 9 (18%) are still alive today and 41 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Michiko Ai, age 96. This film starred Raizō Ichikawa and Shintarō Katsu.
18% still with us· verified cast16% of full cast · incl. 8 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 18% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast68 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Raizō Ichikawa Kunala | Kunala | Deceased | 29/08/1931 | 37 | 17/07/1969 | 30 |
 Shintarō Katsu Devadatta | Devadatta | Deceased | 29/11/1931 | 65 | 21/06/1997 | 30 |
 Kōjirō Hongō Siddhartha | Siddhartha | Deceased | 15/02/1938 | 74 | 14/02/2013 | 23 |
 Hiroshi Kawaguchi Ajashartu | Ajashartu | Deceased | 22/08/1936 | 51 | 17/11/1987 | 25 |
 Keizō Kawasaki Upali | Upali | Deceased | 01/07/1933 | 82 | 21/07/2015 | 28 |
 Katsuhiko Kobayashi Ananda | Ananda | Deceased | 15/01/1937 | 68 | 06/05/2005 | 24 |
 Hajime Mitamura Shariputra | Shariputra | Living | 10/10/1935 | 90 | — | 26 |
 Matasaburô Niwa Sanna | Sanna | Living | 20/08/1934 | 92 | — | 27 |
 Ryūzō Shimada Bhutika | Bhutika | Living | 21/03/1931 | 95 | — | 30 |
 Jōji Tsurumi Aaraama | Aaraama | Living | 08/05/1932 | 94 | — | 29 |
 Shirō Ōtsuji Kalodayin | Kalodayin | Deceased | 03/04/1935 | 38 | 21/05/1973 | 26 |
Yoshirō Kitahara Kaundinya | Kaundinya | Deceased | 11/03/1929 | 93 | 03/06/2022 | 32 |
 Jun Negami Mahakashyapa | Mahakashyapa | Deceased | 20/09/1923 | 82 | 24/10/2005 | 38 |
 Koreya Senda Shuddhodana | Shuddhodana | Deceased | 15/09/1904 | 90 | 21/12/1994 | 57 |
 Eijirō Tōno Suratha | Suratha | Deceased | 17/09/1907 | 86 | 08/09/1994 | 54 |
 Bontarō Miake Channa | Channa | Deceased | 15/10/1906 | 80 | 01/01/1987 | 55 |
| Deceased | 13/11/1906 | 93 | 22/06/2000 | 55 | ||
 Toshio Chiba Graha | Graha | Deceased | 30/04/1926 | 83 | 01/01/2010 | 35 |
Ryuichi Ishii Bandhu | Bandhu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yoichi Funaki Maudgaliputra | Maudgaliputra | Living | 01/01/1932 | 94 | — | 29 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Osamu Maruyama Jivaka | Jivaka | Presumed Deceased | 30/08/1915 | 111 | — | 46 |
San'emon Arashi Raayana | Raayana | Deceased | 23/10/1906 | 73 | 17/07/1980 | 55 |
Mitsugu Terashima Grand Chamberlain | Grand Chamberlain | Deceased | 30/05/1904 | 60 | 25/05/1965 | 57 |
| Presumed Deceased | 06/05/1925 | 101 | — | 36 | ||
 Yūsaku Terashima Fortuneteller | Fortuneteller | Presumed Deceased | 12/02/1904 | 122 | — | 57 |
| Deceased | 25/04/1891 | 77 | 08/01/1969 | 70 | ||
 Gen Shimizu Kisaka | Kisaka | Deceased | 01/01/1907 | 65 | 20/12/1972 | 54 |
| Deceased | 26/06/1898 | 83 | 16/11/1981 | 63 | ||
 Kōichi Katsuragi Suprabuddha | Suprabuddha | Deceased | 12/03/1890 | 74 | 06/09/1964 | 71 |
Ryōnosuke Azuma Bashpa | Bashpa | Deceased | 24/03/1891 | 79 | 17/01/1971 | 70 |
| Deceased | 01/04/1909 | 60 | 07/05/1969 | 52 | ||
 Okuyama Asao Old man | Old man | Deceased | 04/01/1894 | 80 | 29/11/1974 | 67 |
 Kinya Ichikawa Chunda | Chunda | Deceased | 08/04/1920 | 62 | 08/03/1983 | 41 |
Shintarō Nanjō Mahanaman | Mahanaman | Presumed Deceased | 20/03/1917 | 109 | — | 44 |
 Seishiro Hara Bhadrika | Bhadrika | Presumed Deceased | 24/11/1904 | 121 | — | 57 |
 Saburo Date Ashvajit | Ashvajit | Deceased | 27/03/1924 | 67 | 12/09/1991 | 37 |
| Presumed Deceased | 01/05/1903 | 123 | — | 58 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 11/03/1908 | 118 | — | 53 | ||
 Ikkei Tamaki Man in crowd 2 | Man in crowd 2 | Deceased | 16/09/1908 | 62 | 29/10/1970 | 53 |
 Yukio Horikita Guard A | Guard A | Presumed Deceased | 01/05/1916 | 110 | — | 45 |
Fumihiko Yokoyama Man in crowd 1 | Man in crowd 1 | Presumed Deceased | 21/02/1903 | 123 | — | 58 |
Masayoshi Kikuno Man in crowd 3 | Man in crowd 3 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hajime Koshikawa Man in crowd 4 | Man in crowd 4 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bonta Maru Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya | Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Yūji Hamada Guard B | Guard B | Deceased | 25/11/1931 | 79 | 14/11/2011 | 30 |
Jukai Ichikawa Bimbisara | Bimbisara | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Machiko Kyō Nandabala | Nandabala | Deceased | 25/03/1924 | 95 | 12/05/2019 | 37 |
 Tamao Nakamura Auttami | Auttami | Deceased | 12/07/1939 | 86 | 09/06/2026 | 22 |
 Charito Solis Yashodara | Yashodara | Deceased | 06/10/1935 | 62 | 09/01/1998 | 26 |
 Junko Kano Matangi | Matangi | Living | 21/01/1936 | 90 | — | 25 |
 Fujiko Yamamoto Usha | Usha | Living | 11/12/1931 | 94 | — | 30 |
 Isuzu Yamada Kalideva | Kalideva | Deceased | 05/02/1917 | 95 | 09/07/2012 | 44 |
 Yumeji Tsukioka Takshakara | Takshakara | Deceased | 14/10/1922 | 94 | 03/05/2017 | 39 |
| Sumi | Deceased | 21/05/1911 | 98 | 27/04/2010 | 50 | |
 Chikako Hosokawa Maya | Maya | Deceased | 31/12/1905 | 70 | 20/03/1976 | 56 |
 Haruko Sugimura Vaidehi | Vaidehi | Deceased | 06/01/1909 | 88 | 04/04/1997 | 52 |
 Reiko Fujiwara Child's Mother | Child's Mother | Deceased | 01/11/1932 | 69 | 17/09/2002 | 29 |
 Tokiko Mita Sari | Sari | Living | 26/02/1935 | 91 | — | 26 |
 Hiromi Ichida Naccha | Naccha | Deceased | 10/07/1932 | 90 | 01/08/2022 | 29 |
 Michiko Ai Kalika | Kalika | Living | 17/01/1930 | 96 | — | 31 |
Reiko Kongō Sabhaya | Sabhaya | Deceased | 25/08/1904 | 60 | 05/12/1964 | 57 |
 Kimiko Tachibana Amita | Amita | Presumed Deceased | 10/10/1921 | 104 | — | 40 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 01/02/1920 | 87 | 01/01/2008 | 41 | ||
 Ganjirō Nakamura II Ashoka | Ashoka | Deceased | 17/02/1902 | 81 | 13/04/1983 | 59 |
 Mieko Kondō Amana | Amana | Deceased | 10/01/1936 | 84 | 15/12/2020 | 25 |
