Dog of Fortune (1979) featured a cast of 31 tracked actors. Of these, 12 (44%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Fujio Murakami, age 98. This film starred Koji Tsuruta and Yoko Shimada.
44% still with us· verified cast41% of full cast · incl. 2 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 44% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast31 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Koji Tsuruta Noriyuki Yasutaka | Noriyuki Yasutaka | Deceased | 06/12/1924 | 62 | 16/06/1987 | 55 |
 Yoko Shimada Reiko Kitamori | Reiko Kitamori | Deceased | 17/05/1953 | 69 | 25/07/2022 | 26 |
 Takeo Chii Ryoichi Tanuma | Ryoichi Tanuma | Deceased | 05/05/1942 | 70 | 29/06/2012 | 37 |
 Junko Miyashita Yoshiko Kuwata | Yoshiko Kuwata | Living | 29/01/1949 | 77 | — | 30 |
 Reiko Ike Junko Nagayama | Junko Nagayama | Living | 25/05/1953 | 73 | — | 26 |
 Jun Fujimaki Mamoru Mizuki | Mamoru Mizuki | Living | 28/03/1936 | 90 | — | 43 |
 Isao Kuraishi Kazushige Kitamori | Kazushige Kitamori | Living | 01/04/1944 | 82 | — | 35 |
 Kyōsuke Machida Shunsuke Goto | Shunsuke Goto | Living | 22/06/1936 | 90 | — | 43 |
 Naoya Makoto Detective Masuda | Detective Masuda | Living | 25/06/1948 | 78 | — | 31 |
Toyoto Fukuda Hunter | Hunter | Deceased | 01/01/1934 | 64 | 18/02/1998 | 45 |
 Noboru Mitani Tadao Ohashi | Tadao Ohashi | Deceased | 09/04/1932 | 90 | 15/01/2023 | 47 |
| Living | 02/09/1935 | 91 | — | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 16/09/1940 | 77 | 14/07/2018 | 39 | ||
| Living | 24/05/1928 | 98 | — | 51 | ||
 Hatsuo Yamaya Middle-aged veterinarian | Middle-aged veterinarian | Deceased | 19/12/1933 | 85 | 31/10/2019 | 46 |
 Kensaku Morita Saburo Kurata | Saburo Kurata | Living | 16/12/1949 | 76 | — | 30 |
 Hajime Hana Chief Amamura | Chief Amamura | Deceased | 09/02/1930 | 63 | 10/09/1993 | 49 |
| Presumed Deceased | 14/10/1912 | 113 | — | 67 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 25/04/1924 | 102 | — | 55 | ||
| Deceased | — | — | 30/12/2018 | — | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Reiko Kayama Satomi Hiraoka | Satomi Hiraoka | Living | 02/04/1956 | 70 | — | 23 |
 Yuriko Hishimi Misa | Misa | Living | 10/06/1947 | 79 | — | 32 |
 Eitarō Ozawa Yoichi Tozawa | Yoichi Tozawa | Deceased | 27/03/1909 | 79 | 23/04/1988 | 70 |
 Akihiko Hirata Kan Aizawa | Kan Aizawa | Deceased | 26/12/1927 | 56 | 25/07/1984 | 52 |
 Eiji Okada Shuhei Agata | Shuhei Agata | Deceased | 13/06/1920 | 75 | 14/09/1995 | 59 |
 Komimasa Tanaka Sauna employee | Sauna employee | Deceased | 29/04/1925 | 74 | 26/02/2000 | 54 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Isao Natsuyagi Yukichi Nagayama | Yukichi Nagayama | Deceased | 25/12/1939 | 73 | 11/05/2013 | 40 |
 Yoshiko Mita Kyoko Katase | Kyoko Katase | Living | 08/10/1941 | 84 | — | 38 |
 Bunta Sugawara Lorry driver | Lorry driver | Deceased | 16/08/1933 | 81 | 28/11/2014 | 46 |
