Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) featured a cast of 14 tracked actors. Of these, 7 (54%) are still alive today and 6 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Andrei Konchalovsky, age 89. This film starred Bernardo Bertolucci and Francis Ford Coppola.
54% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 54% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 88.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast14 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self | Deceased | 16/03/1941 | 77 | 26/11/2018 | 58 | |
| Self | Living | 07/04/1939 | 87 | — | 60 | |
 Mike Hodges Self | Self | Deceased | 29/07/1932 | 90 | 17/12/2022 | 67 |
| Self | Living | 20/08/1937 | 89 | — | 62 | |
Kazuko Kurosawa Self | Self | Living | 29/04/1954 | 72 | — | 45 |
 Tatsuya Nakadai Self | Self | Deceased | 13/12/1932 | 92 | 08/11/2025 | 67 |
 Teruyo Nogami Self | Self | Presumed Deceased | 24/05/1927 | 99 | — | 72 |
 Donald Richie Self | Self | Deceased | 17/04/1924 | 88 | 19/02/2013 | 75 |
 Arturo Ripstein Self | Self | Living | 13/12/1943 | 82 | — | 56 |
 Senkichi Taniguchi Self - Childhood Friend | Self - Childhood Friend | Deceased | 19/02/1912 | 95 | 29/10/2007 | 87 |
 Paul Verhoeven Self | Self | Living | 18/07/1938 | 88 | — | 61 |
 John Woo Self | Self | Living | 22/09/1946 | 79 | — | 53 |
 Alex Cox Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 15/12/1954 | 71 | — | 45 |
| Deceased | 23/03/1910 | 88 | 06/09/1998 | 89 |
