How Many Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Released: 1992
Cast: Nobuko Miyamoto, Yasuo Daichi, Akira Takarada, Takehiro Murata, Yuji Miyake

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) featured a cast of 19 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (58%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kōji Sekiyama, age 97. This film starred Nobuko Miyamoto and Yasuo Daichi.

58% still with us· verified cast

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 58% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 81.4 yrs

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Cast19 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1992 ▲▼
Nobuko Miyamoto Mahiru Inoue	Mahiru Inoue	Living	27/03/1945	81	—	47
Yasuo Daichi Suzuki	Suzuki	Living	25/11/1951	74	—	41
Akira Takarada Kobayashi	Kobayashi	Deceased	29/04/1934	87	14/03/2022	58
Takehiro Murata Taro Wakasugi	Taro Wakasugi	Living	18/03/1960	66	—	32
Yuji Miyake Hotel Man	Hotel Man	Living	03/05/1951	75	—	41
Shirō Itō Iriejima	Iriejima	Living	15/06/1937	89	—	55
Akira Nakao Ibaki	Ibaki	Deceased	11/08/1942	81	16/05/2024	50
Hōsei Komatsu Hanaoka	Hanaoka	Deceased	04/11/1926	76	11/07/2003	66
Toshiro Yanagiba Yakuza	Yakuza	Living	03/01/1961	65	—	31
Akio Tanaka Yakuza Boss	Yakuza Boss	Deceased	21/09/1926	76	19/01/2003	66
Kōji Sekiyama Yakuza Boss	Yakuza Boss	Living	22/05/1929	97	—	63
Guts Ishimatsu Yakuza	Yakuza	Deceased	09/06/1949	76	02/06/2026	43
Tetsu Watanabe Akechi	Akechi	Living	11/03/1950	76	—	42
Shigeru Yazaki Judge	Judge	Living	02/09/1947	79	—	45
Masahiko Tsugawa Foreign Office Eugene	Foreign Office Eugene	Deceased	02/01/1940	78	04/08/2018	52
Hideji Ōtaki Hotel General Manager	Hotel General Manager	Deceased	06/06/1925	87	02/10/2012	67
Noboru Mitani Gang Boss	Gang Boss	Deceased	09/04/1932	90	15/01/2023	60
Minako Ogawa President's secretary	President's secretary	Living	04/03/1962	64	—	30
Mirei Asaoka Akemi	Akemi	Living	18/04/1970	56	—	22