Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) featured a cast of 61 tracked actors. Of these, 26 (63%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Minken Karasawa, age 89. This film starred Hiroko Yakushimaru and Hiroyuki Sanada.
63% still with us· verified cast43% of full cast · incl. 20 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 63% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast61 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hiroko Yakushimaru Princess Shizu | Princess Shizu | Living | 09/06/1964 | 62 | — | 19 |
 Hiroyuki Sanada Inue Shinbei Masashi | Inue Shinbei Masashi | Living | 12/10/1960 | 65 | — | 23 |
 Sonny Chiba Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo | Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo | Deceased | 23/01/1939 | 82 | 19/08/2021 | 44 |
 Minori Terada Inumura Daikaku Masanori | Inumura Daikaku Masanori | Deceased | 07/11/1942 | 81 | 14/03/2024 | 41 |
 Masaki Kyomoto Inuzuka Shino Moritaka | Inuzuka Shino Moritaka | Living | 21/01/1959 | 67 | — | 24 |
 Etsuko Shihomi Inusaka Keno Tanetomo | Inusaka Keno Tanetomo | Living | 29/10/1955 | 70 | — | 28 |
Takuya Fukuhara Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito | Inukawa Sosuke Yoshito | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shunsuke Kariya Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori | Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori | Living | 26/11/1946 | 79 | — | 37 |
 Kenji Ohba Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi | Inukai Genpachi Nobufuchi | Deceased | 05/02/1955 | 71 | 06/05/2026 | 28 |
 Keiko Matsuzaka Princess Fuse (voice) | Princess Fuse (voice) | Living | 20/07/1952 | 74 | — | 31 |
 Mari Natsuki Tamazusa | Tamazusa | Living | 02/05/1952 | 74 | — | 31 |
 Yūki Meguro Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji | Hikita Gonnokami Motofuji | Living | 15/08/1947 | 79 | — | 36 |
 Nagare Hagiwara Yonosuke | Yonosuke | Deceased | 08/04/1953 | 62 | 22/04/2015 | 30 |
Mamako Yoneyama Funamushi | Funamushi | Deceased | 15/03/1935 | 88 | 20/09/2023 | 48 |
 Akira Shioji Genjin | Genjin | Deceased | 09/01/1928 | 66 | 29/10/1994 | 55 |
 Akira Hamada Akushiro | Akushiro | Living | 28/10/1941 | 84 | — | 42 |
 Tatsuo Endō Hikiroku | Hikiroku | Deceased | 30/01/1928 | 84 | 07/07/2012 | 55 |
 Seizō Fukumoto Retainer B | Retainer B | Deceased | 03/02/1943 | 77 | 01/01/2021 | 40 |
 Mikio Narita Ohta Sukemasa | Ohta Sukemasa | Deceased | 31/01/1935 | 55 | 09/04/1990 | 48 |
 Masataka Naruse Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse) | Retainer A (as Tadashi Naruse) | Living | 27/02/1950 | 76 | — | 33 |
 Harumi Sone Hinoue Miyaroku | Hinoue Miyaroku | Deceased | 05/09/1937 | 78 | 16/06/2016 | 46 |
 Ryōichi Takayanagi Ohta Masaharu | Ohta Masaharu | Living | 31/01/1964 | 62 | — | 19 |
 Taiji Tonoyama Hikojii | Hikojii | Deceased | 17/10/1915 | 73 | 30/04/1989 | 68 |
 Nana Okada Hamaji | Hamaji | Living | 12/02/1959 | 67 | — | 24 |
 Akihiro Shimizu Flute Samurai | Flute Samurai | Living | 12/12/1957 | 68 | — | 26 |
Akio Kobune Black Samurai D | Black Samurai D | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 07/02/1961 | 65 | — | 22 | ||
 Daigaku Sekine Black Samurai B | Black Samurai B | Living | 28/01/1957 | 69 | — | 26 |
 Emi Uema Village Girl | Village Girl | Living | 02/10/1988 | 37 | — | 37 |
Emiko Maekawa Poison Girl D | Poison Girl D | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hiroko Suwa Poison Girl E | Poison Girl E | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jiro Shirai Black Samurai F | Black Samurai F | Living | 18/09/1950 | 76 | — | 33 |
Junichi Hosokawa Black Samurai H | Black Samurai H | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Keiko Moriyama Poison Girl C | Poison Girl C | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Kenjirou Ishimaru Banquet Samurai A | Banquet Samurai A | Living | 01/11/1953 | 72 | — | 30 |
| Living | 02/01/1952 | 74 | — | 31 | ||
 Mai Ooishi Poison Girl B | Poison Girl B | Living | 27/05/1963 | 63 | — | 20 |
Makiko Kitashiro Masaka | Masaka | Deceased | 26/03/1918 | 76 | 24/02/1995 | 65 |
Masao Hirakawa Retainer D | Retainer D | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mayumi Matsumura Poison Girl F | Poison Girl F | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 03/01/1937 | 89 | — | 46 | ||
 Mizuho Suzuki Guide Samurai | Guide Samurai | Deceased | 23/10/1927 | 96 | 19/11/2023 | 56 |
Naoto Ikeda Village Boy | Village Boy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Noboru Maro Black Samurai C | Black Samurai C | Living | 10/09/1954 | 72 | — | 29 |
Noriko Kojima Poison Girl A | Poison Girl A | Living | 20/11/1974 | 51 | — | 9 |
 Rantaro Mine Retainer C | Retainer C | Living | 12/05/1948 | 78 | — | 35 |
 Ryuji Komine Peasant | Peasant | Deceased | 19/10/1933 | 87 | 10/02/2021 | 50 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Seigo Inoue Black Samurai A | Black Samurai A | Living | 04/09/1952 | 74 | — | 31 |
Seiichi Ehara Black Samurai E | Black Samurai E | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shiro Takano Banquet Man | Banquet Man | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Takeshige Hatanaka Banquet Samurai B | Banquet Samurai B | Living | 08/01/1948 | 78 | — | 35 |
Tetsuo Fujisawa Black Samurai G | Black Samurai G | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tsuyako Okajima Old Village Woman | Old Village Woman | Deceased | 09/01/1909 | 80 | 04/02/1989 | 74 |
Yasuhiro Suzuki Arimura | Arimura | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
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Yuko Kada Kohagi | Kohagi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
