Kwaidan (1965) featured a cast of 75 tracked actors. Of these, 12 (22%) are still alive today and 43 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Misako Watanabe, age 93. This film starred Michiyo Aratama and Rentaro Mikuni.
22% still with us· verified cast16% of full cast · incl. 18 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 22% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 79.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast75 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michiyo Aratama First Wife (segment "The Black Hair") | First Wife (segment "The Black Hair") | Deceased | 15/01/1930 | 71 | 17/03/2001 | 35 |
 Rentaro Mikuni Husband (segment "The Black Hair") | Husband (segment "The Black Hair") | Deceased | 20/01/1923 | 90 | 14/04/2013 | 42 |
 Misako Watanabe Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair") | Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair") | Living | 23/10/1932 | 93 | — | 33 |
 Kenjirō Ishiyama Father (segment "The Black Hair") | Father (segment "The Black Hair") | Deceased | 09/10/1903 | 72 | 10/05/1976 | 62 |
Ranko Akagi Mother (segment "The Black Hair") | Mother (segment "The Black Hair") | Deceased | 17/01/1914 | 59 | 23/07/1973 | 51 |
 Fumie Kitahara (segment "The Black Hair") | (segment "The Black Hair") | Deceased | 28/05/1920 | 60 | 06/10/1980 | 45 |
Kappei Matsumoto (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | Deceased | 25/04/1905 | 90 | 03/10/1995 | 60 |
Yoshiko Ieda (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Otome Tsukimiya (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | Presumed Deceased | 23/05/1915 | 111 | — | 50 |
Kenzō Tanaka (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kiyoshi Nakano (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tatsuya Nakadai Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Deceased | 13/12/1932 | 92 | 08/11/2025 | 33 |
 Keiko Kishi Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Deceased | 11/08/1932 | 93 | 07/08/2026 | 33 |
 Yūko Mochizuki Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Deceased | 28/01/1917 | 60 | 01/12/1977 | 48 |
 Kin Sugai Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Deceased | 28/02/1926 | 92 | 10/08/2018 | 39 |
 Noriko Sengoku Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Deceased | 29/05/1922 | 90 | 27/12/2012 | 43 |
 Akiko Nomura (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited) | (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/01/1927 | 95 | 01/07/2022 | 38 |
 Torahiko Hamada (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited) | (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/09/1919 | 90 | 15/10/2009 | 46 |
 Jun Hamamura (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Deceased | 07/02/1906 | 89 | 21/06/1995 | 59 |
 Katsuo Nakamura Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Living | 23/04/1938 | 88 | — | 27 |
 Tetsuro Tamba Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Deceased | 17/07/1922 | 84 | 24/09/2006 | 43 |
 Takashi Shimura Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Deceased | 12/03/1905 | 76 | 11/02/1982 | 60 |
 Yoichi Hayashi Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Living | 14/02/1942 | 84 | — | 23 |
 Eiko Muramatsu Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Living | 31/03/1938 | 88 | — | 27 |
 Kunie Tanaka Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Deceased | 23/11/1932 | 88 | 24/03/2021 | 33 |
 Kazuo Kitamura Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | Deceased | 11/03/1927 | 80 | 06/05/2007 | 38 |
 Ichirō Nakatani (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 15/10/1930 | 73 | 01/04/2004 | 35 |
Masanori Tomotake (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tokue Hanazawa (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 18/10/1911 | 89 | 07/03/2001 | 54 |
 Shizue Natsukawa Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/03/1909 | 89 | 24/01/1999 | 56 |
 Shin Tatsuoka (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/12/1904 | 78 | 15/10/1983 | 61 |
Makiko Kitashiro (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/03/1918 | 76 | 24/02/1995 | 47 |
Masakazu Kuwayama (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/08/1922 | 61 | 04/09/1983 | 43 |
Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 10/10/1901 | 87 | 05/07/1989 | 64 |
 Akira Tani Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 22/09/1910 | 55 | 11/08/1966 | 55 |
 Yōsuke Kondō Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 08/08/1933 | 91 | 01/11/2024 | 32 |
 Kiyoshi Yamamoto (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Living | 14/08/1978 | 48 | — | 48 |
Kinji Omino (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Living | 12/01/1936 | 90 | — | 29 |
 Atsuo Nakamura (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Living | 18/02/1940 | 86 | — | 25 |
Ginzô Sekiguchi (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Akio Miyabe (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/02/1931 | 75 | 17/06/2006 | 34 |
Genya Nagai (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Presumed Deceased | 28/10/1925 | 100 | — | 40 |
Toru Uchida (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hikaru Jinno (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Toshio Fukuhara (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kirô Abe (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Toshiro Yagi (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yuriko Abe (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Living | 11/06/1933 | 93 | — | 32 |
Yuri Satô (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kyōichi Satō (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Living | 29/12/1936 | 89 | — | 29 |
Nobuo Aikawa (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Taiji Kodama (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Living | 15/05/1942 | 84 | — | 23 |
Nobuaki Maeda (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Teruhiko Shibata (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Living | 18/09/1943 | 83 | — | 22 |
Haruo Kaji (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michio Gina (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Seiji Tabe (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mitsuko Narita (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Noriko Mikura (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Aiko Nagayama (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Living | 21/06/1941 | 85 | — | 24 |
Michiko Nakahata (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) | Deceased | 17/07/1921 | 51 | 16/10/1972 | 44 |
 Kan'emon Nakamura Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Deceased | 02/02/1901 | 88 | 21/09/1989 | 64 |
 Osamu Takizawa Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Deceased | 13/11/1906 | 93 | 22/06/2000 | 59 |
 Haruko Sugimura Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Deceased | 06/01/1909 | 88 | 04/04/1997 | 56 |
 Noboru Nakaya Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Deceased | 04/05/1929 | 77 | 16/11/2006 | 36 |
 Seiji Miyaguchi Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Deceased | 15/11/1913 | 71 | 12/04/1985 | 52 |
 Kei Satō Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Deceased | 21/12/1928 | 81 | 02/05/2010 | 37 |
 Shigeru Kōyama (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | Deceased | 16/01/1929 | 87 | 03/01/2017 | 36 |
 Jun Tazaki Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | Deceased | 28/08/1913 | 72 | 18/10/1985 | 52 |
 Junkichi Orimoto (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/02/1927 | 92 | 18/03/2019 | 38 |
 Akiji Kobayashi (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | Deceased | 06/09/1930 | 65 | 27/08/1996 | 35 |
 Yoshirō Aoki (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | Deceased | 20/09/1929 | 70 | 03/09/2000 | 36 |
 Isao Tamagawa (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | Deceased | 11/01/1922 | 81 | 01/01/2004 | 43 |
 Hideyo Amamoto (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | Deceased | 02/01/1926 | 77 | 23/03/2003 | 39 |
 Ganjirō Nakamura II Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Deceased | 17/02/1902 | 81 | 13/04/1983 | 63 |