Return of the Champ (1981) featured a cast of 19 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (47%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Makoto Matsuzaki, age 94. This film starred Yūzō Kayama and Kunie Tanaka.
47% still with us· verified cast42% of full cast · incl. 2 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 47% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74 yrs
Deaths by Year
1985
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Cast19 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yūzō Kayama Yūichi Tannuma | Yūichi Tannuma | Living | 11/04/1937 | 89 | — | 44 |
 Kunie Tanaka Shinjiro Ishiyama | Shinjiro Ishiyama | Deceased | 23/11/1932 | 88 | 24/03/2021 | 49 |
 Ryoko Sakaguchi Junko Minagawa | Junko Minagawa | Deceased | 23/10/1955 | 57 | 27/03/2013 | 26 |
 Agnes Lam See-Chung Flora | Flora | Living | 28/04/1960 | 66 | — | 21 |
 Kirin Kiki Tomoe | Tomoe | Deceased | 15/01/1943 | 75 | 15/09/2018 | 38 |
 Natsuko Kahara Mari O'Hara | Mari O'Hara | Deceased | 03/01/1921 | 70 | 20/02/1991 | 60 |
 Toshihiko Yamamoto Kuwata (Photographer) | Kuwata (Photographer) | Living | 10/05/1943 | 83 | — | 38 |
 Tatsuyoshi Ehara Toshio Eguchi | Toshio Eguchi | Deceased | 26/03/1937 | 84 | 01/05/2021 | 44 |
 Hisako Manda Urara | Urara | Living | 13/04/1958 | 68 | — | 23 |
 Machiko Naka Teruko Eguchi | Teruko Eguchi | Living | 12/10/1936 | 89 | — | 45 |
 Makoto Matsuzaki Uematsu (Driver of Ishiyama) | Uematsu (Driver of Ishiyama) | Living | 07/05/1932 | 94 | — | 49 |
 Yū Fujiki Okuyama | Okuyama | Deceased | 02/03/1931 | 74 | 19/12/2005 | 50 |
北川欽三 Postal Clerk (Post) | Postal Clerk (Post) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 12/05/1930 | 75 | 17/06/2005 | 51 | ||
Taizo Sayama Seō (Captain of Kyōnan Track and Field Team) | Seō (Captain of Kyōnan Track and Field Team) | Living | 13/12/1956 | 69 | — | 25 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Osami Nabe Central Post Office Staff | Central Post Office Staff | Living | 02/05/1939 | 87 | — | 42 |
 Jun Tazaki Shinki Ishiyama | Shinki Ishiyama | Deceased | 28/08/1913 | 72 | 18/10/1985 | 68 |
 Ichirō Arishima Kutarō Tannuma | Kutarō Tannuma | Deceased | 01/03/1916 | 71 | 20/07/1987 | 65 |
