Proof of the Man (1977) featured a cast of 61 tracked actors. Of these, 14 (29%) are still alive today and 34 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Mariko Okada, age 93. This film starred Mariko Okada and Yūsaku Matsuda.
29% still with us· verified cast23% of full cast · incl. 13 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 29% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast61 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mariko Okada Kyoko Yasugi | Kyoko Yasugi | Living | 11/01/1933 | 93 | — | 44 |
 Yūsaku Matsuda Detective Munesue | Detective Munesue | Deceased | 21/09/1949 | 40 | 06/11/1989 | 28 |
 George Kennedy Ken Shuftan | Ken Shuftan | Deceased | 18/02/1925 | 91 | 28/02/2016 | 52 |
| Deceased | 09/02/1930 | 63 | 10/09/1993 | 47 | ||
 Broderick Crawford Detective O'Brien | Detective O'Brien | Deceased | 09/12/1911 | 74 | 26/04/1986 | 66 |
 Joe Yamanaka Johnny Hayward | Johnny Hayward | Deceased | 02/09/1946 | 64 | 07/08/2011 | 31 |
 Koichi Iwaki Kyohei Kori | Kyohei Kori | Living | 21/03/1951 | 75 | — | 26 |
 Keiko Takeshita Shizue Nakayama | Shizue Nakayama | Living | 15/09/1953 | 73 | — | 24 |
 Ryoko Sakaguchi Sumiko | Sumiko | Deceased | 23/10/1955 | 57 | 27/03/2013 | 22 |
| Living | 30/01/1955 | 71 | — | 22 | ||
Sherry Waitress | Waitress | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Janet Hatta Yukiko Mishima | Yukiko Mishima | Living | 21/07/1953 | 73 | — | 24 |
 Bunjaku Han Naomi | Naomi | Deceased | 15/04/1948 | 54 | 05/11/2002 | 29 |
 Isao Natsuyagi Takashi Niimi | Takashi Niimi | Deceased | 25/12/1939 | 73 | 11/05/2013 | 38 |
| Deceased | 28/01/1944 | 42 | 06/07/1986 | 33 | ||
| Deceased | 07/10/1937 | 64 | 15/06/2002 | 40 | ||
| Deceased | 23/10/1927 | 96 | 19/11/2023 | 50 | ||
| Deceased | 17/07/1943 | 65 | 11/10/2008 | 34 | ||
| Deceased | 05/05/1942 | 70 | 29/06/2012 | 35 | ||
| Deceased | 06/06/1925 | 87 | 02/10/2012 | 52 | ||
 Robert Earl Jones Wilshire Hayward | Wilshire Hayward | Deceased | 03/02/1910 | 96 | 07/09/2006 | 67 |
| Deceased | 09/08/1944 | 78 | 09/12/2022 | 33 | ||
| Deceased | 01/08/1929 | 71 | 17/08/2000 | 48 | ||
| Deceased | 21/06/1946 | 60 | 14/03/2007 | 31 | ||
 Theresa Merritt Mario | Mario | Deceased | 24/09/1922 | 75 | 12/06/1998 | 55 |
 Kei Taguchi Lawyer Imamura | Lawyer Imamura | Living | 10/01/1933 | 93 | — | 44 |
Tadahiko Sugano Munesue's father | Munesue's father | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 04/08/1925 | 66 | 28/04/1992 | 52 | ||
| Deceased | 13/12/1913 | 84 | 12/08/1998 | 64 | ||
| Deceased | 27/01/1925 | 72 | 09/06/1997 | 52 | ||
| Deceased | 04/10/1918 | 90 | 17/12/2008 | 59 | ||
| Deceased | 10/02/1930 | 74 | 21/05/2004 | 47 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 09/03/1943 | 83 | — | 34 | ||
 Goro Kataoka Yohei Kori's secretary | Yohei Kori's secretary | Living | 24/01/1944 | 82 | — | 33 |
| Deceased | — | — | 30/12/2018 | — | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Tatsuya Kameyama Detective A | Detective A | Living | 31/01/1941 | 85 | — | 36 |
Takeshige Hatanaka Detective D | Detective D | Living | 08/01/1948 | 78 | — | 29 |
 Chikara Gonoue Detective B | Detective B | Living | 04/04/1935 | 91 | — | 42 |
Sakae Yamaura Detective C | Detective C | Living | 20/06/1937 | 89 | — | 40 |
Hirokazu Takeda Detective E | Detective E | Living | 06/08/1949 | 77 | — | 28 |
Kenji Yasunaga Detective F | Detective F | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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Akito Ishii Munesue (4 years old) | Munesue (4 years old) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 02/01/1933 | 90 | 24/07/2023 | 44 | ||
 Rick Jason Lionel Adams | Lionel Adams | Deceased | 21/05/1923 | 77 | 16/10/2000 | 54 |
| Deceased | 05/10/1943 | 66 | 02/08/2010 | 34 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 23/05/1958 | 68 | — | 19 | ||
Hiroshi Ogawa Hiroshi Ogawa | Hiroshi Ogawa | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kinji Fukasaku Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant | Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant | Deceased | 03/07/1930 | 72 | 12/01/2003 | 47 |
| Deceased | 10/01/1934 | 77 | 21/05/2011 | 43 | ||
| Deceased | 21/05/1911 | 98 | 27/04/2010 | 66 | ||
| Deceased | 10/01/1908 | 73 | 26/10/1981 | 69 | ||
 Toshirō Mifune Yohei Kori | Yohei Kori | Deceased | 01/04/1920 | 77 | 24/12/1997 | 57 |
| Deceased | 06/12/1924 | 62 | 16/06/1987 | 53 |
