I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) featured a cast of 24 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (9%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kazuo Katō, age 98. This film starred Frankie Sakai and Michiyo Aratama.
9% still with us· verified cast9% of full cast · incl. 1 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 9% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast24 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Sakai Tomimatsu Shimizu | Tomimatsu Shimizu | Deceased | 13/02/1929 | 67 | 10/06/1996 | 30 |
 Michiyo Aratama Fusae Shimizu | Fusae Shimizu | Deceased | 15/01/1930 | 71 | 17/03/2001 | 29 |
 Kumi Mizuno Toshiko | Toshiko | Living | 01/01/1937 | 89 | — | 22 |
 Daisuke Katō Takeuchi | Takeuchi | Deceased | 18/02/1911 | 64 | 31/07/1975 | 48 |
 Susumu Fujita General Yano | General Yano | Deceased | 08/01/1912 | 79 | 23/03/1991 | 47 |
 Chishū Ryū Komiya | Komiya | Deceased | 13/05/1904 | 88 | 16/03/1993 | 55 |
 Tadao Nakamaru Saburô Ônishi | Saburô Ônishi | Deceased | 31/03/1933 | 76 | 23/04/2009 | 26 |
| Deceased | 07/06/1927 | 74 | 20/12/2001 | 32 | ||
| Deceased | 25/06/1905 | 54 | 09/04/1960 | 54 | ||
| Deceased | 15/01/1905 | 80 | 21/12/1985 | 54 | ||
| Deceased | 15/07/1920 | 77 | 20/04/1998 | 39 | ||
| Deceased | 18/03/1931 | 54 | 23/03/1985 | 28 | ||
| Deceased | 26/12/1927 | 56 | 25/07/1984 | 32 | ||
| Deceased | 02/03/1931 | 74 | 19/12/2005 | 28 | ||
| Deceased | 25/11/1899 | 88 | 27/07/1988 | 60 | ||
| Deceased | 07/01/1908 | 65 | 30/08/1973 | 51 | ||
| Deceased | 04/08/1917 | 89 | 30/09/2006 | 42 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 01/01/1928 | 98 | — | 31 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 26/07/1919 | 107 | — | 40 | ||
| Deceased | 15/01/1900 | 126 | — | 59 | ||
| Deceased | 04/09/1905 | 70 | 20/09/1975 | 54 | ||
| Deceased | 08/09/1925 | 72 | 11/03/1998 | 34 | ||
| Deceased | — | — | — | — |
