Death of a Tea Master (1989) featured a cast of 16 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (40%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Torauemon Utazawa, age 96. This film starred Eiji Okuda and Toshirō Mifune.
40% still with us· verified cast38% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 40% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast16 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eiji Okuda Honkakubo | Honkakubo | Living | 18/03/1950 | 76 | — | 39 |
 Toshirō Mifune Rikyu Sen-no | Rikyu Sen-no | Deceased | 01/04/1920 | 77 | 24/12/1997 | 69 |
 Gō Katō Oribe Furuta | Oribe Furuta | Deceased | 04/02/1938 | 80 | 18/06/2018 | 51 |
 Kinnosuke Nakamura Urakusai Oda | Urakusai Oda | Deceased | 20/11/1932 | 64 | 10/03/1997 | 57 |
 Shinsuke Ashida Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Hideyoshi Toyotomi | Deceased | 14/03/1917 | 81 | 09/01/1999 | 72 |
 Eijirō Tōno Kokei | Kokei | Deceased | 17/09/1907 | 86 | 08/09/1994 | 82 |
 Taketoshi Naitō Toyobo | Toyobo | Deceased | 16/06/1926 | 86 | 21/08/2012 | 63 |
 Tsunehiko Kamijô Soji Yamagami | Soji Yamagami | Deceased | 07/03/1940 | 85 | 22/07/2025 | 49 |
 Taro Kawano Sotan Sen-no | Sotan Sen-no | Living | 11/04/1960 | 66 | — | 29 |
 Teizō Muta Daitokuya | Daitokuya | Deceased | 03/10/1928 | 80 | 08/01/2009 | 61 |
| Living | 16/12/1948 | 77 | — | 41 | ||
| Deceased | 22/07/1925 | 66 | 27/09/1991 | 64 | ||
| Living | 29/04/1932 | 94 | — | 57 | ||
| Living | 02/03/1943 | 83 | — | 46 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 20/06/1930 | 96 | — | 59 |
