Japanology Plus (2014) featured a cast of 167 tracked actors. Of these, 29 (91%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Chotoku Tanaka, age 79. This TV series starred Peter Barakan and Kanako Sachno.
91% still with us· verified cast17% of full cast · incl. 135 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 91% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 66.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
1969
2018
2019
Cast167 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peter Barakan Self - Host | Self - Host | Living | 20/08/1951 | 75 | — | 63 |
 Kanako Sachno Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Emma Howard Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Matt Alt Self - Reporter in Plus One | Self - Reporter in Plus One | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David McMahon Self - Reporter in Plus One | Self - Reporter in Plus One | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Matt Schley Self - Reporter in Plus One | Self - Reporter in Plus One | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Vinay Murthy Self - Reporter in Plus One | Self - Reporter in Plus One | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lemi Duncan Self - Reporter in Plus One | Self - Reporter in Plus One | Living | 30/05/1990 | 36 | — | 24 |
Kanoa Self - Reporter in Plus One | Self - Reporter in Plus One | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hiroshi Tashiro Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Masahiko Urano Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kenichiro Senoo Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yoshihiro Senda Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Living | 19/07/1963 | 63 | — | 51 |
Elizabeth Suzuki Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Carolin Eckhardt Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ayao Okumura Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shozo Shibata Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hitoshi Mogi Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Masataka Fujiwara Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tetsuya Yamamoto Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yoshihiro Akiyama Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sachiko Yamaguchi Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tomotaka Takahashi Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Miho Shinoda Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Living | 18/05/1972 | 54 | — | 42 |
Nozomi Iida Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kenjiro Ishida Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hiroshi Nakadai Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
J. Martin Holman Self | Self | Living | 10/09/1957 | 69 | — | 57 |
 Kyle Card Self - Plus One Host | Self - Plus One Host | Living | 27/07/1985 | 41 | — | 29 |
Yuko Horiuchi Self - Researcher, J. F. Oberlin University | Self - Researcher, J. F. Oberlin University | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Sheila Cliffe Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Living | 01/01/1986 | 40 | — | 28 | |
 Josh Grisdale Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 14/10/1890 | 78 | 28/03/1969 | 124 |
 Peter MacMillan Self | Self | Living | 06/02/1959 | 67 | — | 55 |
Chieko Mukasa Self - Food Journalist | Self - Food Journalist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Manabu Akaike Self - Science and Technology Journalist | Self - Science and Technology Journalist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Takeo Akiyama Self - Longtime Hobbyist Photographer | Self - Longtime Hobbyist Photographer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Akiko Shiihara Self - Expert | Self - Expert | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shunichi Saito Self - Sake Master Brewer | Self - Sake Master Brewer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David E. Wells Self | Self | Living | 31/10/1957 | 68 | — | 57 |
Emiko Masao Self - 100-yen Shop Aficionado and Blogger | Self - 100-yen Shop Aficionado and Blogger | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Adam Zgola Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chotoku Tanaka Self - Professional Photographer | Self - Professional Photographer | Living | 31/05/1947 | 79 | — | 67 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Alex Bennett Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yuji Suizu Self - Driving Instructor | Self - Driving Instructor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Akemi Masuda Self - Sports Journalist and Former Olympic Athlete | Self - Sports Journalist and Former Olympic Athlete | Living | 01/01/1964 | 62 | — | 50 |
