I Am a Cat (1975) featured a cast of 21 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (50%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Mariko Okada, age 93. This film starred Tatsuya Nakadai and Eiji Okada.
50% still with us· verified cast38% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 50% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast21 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tatsuya Nakadai Kushami | Kushami | Deceased | 13/12/1932 | 92 | 08/11/2025 | 43 |
 Eiji Okada Bunmei | Bunmei | Deceased | 13/06/1920 | 75 | 14/09/1995 | 55 |
 Yoko Shimada Yukie | Yukie | Deceased | 17/05/1953 | 69 | 25/07/2022 | 22 |
 Tonpei Hidari Sampei Tatara | Sampei Tatara | Deceased | 30/05/1937 | 80 | 24/02/2018 | 38 |
 Jūzō Itami Meitei | Meitei | Deceased | 15/05/1933 | 64 | 20/12/1997 | 42 |
 Shigeru Kōyama Tojuro Suzuki | Tojuro Suzuki | Deceased | 16/01/1929 | 87 | 03/01/2017 | 46 |
 Mako Midori Teacher of Koto | Teacher of Koto | Living | 26/03/1944 | 82 | — | 31 |
 Shinsuke Minami Kaneda | Kaneda | Deceased | 28/06/1930 | 52 | 08/12/1982 | 45 |
 Kuriko Namino Mrs. Kaneda | Mrs. Kaneda | Living | 01/12/1945 | 80 | — | 30 |
 Mariko Okada Hanako | Hanako | Living | 11/01/1933 | 93 | — | 42 |
 Hiroko Shino Tomiko | Tomiko | Living | 08/03/1948 | 78 | — | 27 |
Yukari Uehara Osan | Osan | Living | 11/07/1956 | 70 | — | 19 |
| Deceased | 24/05/1911 | 85 | 19/12/1996 | 64 | ||
 Saburo Shinoda Tofu | Tofu | Living | 05/12/1948 | 77 | — | 27 |
Nobuto Okamoto Kangetsu | Kangetsu | Living | 02/01/1948 | 78 | — | 27 |
Kuriko Hano His wife | His wife | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 16/11/1935 | 90 | — | 40 | ||
Kuro Twelve-year-old male cat | Twelve-year-old male cat | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Miiko Mike, one-year-old female cat | Mike, one-year-old female cat | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Teimu Wagahai, a four-year-old male cat | Wagahai, a four-year-old male cat | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michiko Nagahama Child | Child | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
