Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) featured a cast of 45 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (6%) are still alive today and 34 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Hideo Shibuya, age 98. This film starred Toshirō Mifune and Koji Tsuruta.
6% still with us· verified cast5% of full cast · incl. 7 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 6% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast45 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toshirō Mifune Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo | Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo | Deceased | 01/04/1920 | 77 | 24/12/1997 | 36 |
 Koji Tsuruta Kojiro Sasaki | Kojiro Sasaki | Deceased | 06/12/1924 | 62 | 16/06/1987 | 32 |
 Kaoru Yachigusa Otsu | Otsu | Deceased | 06/01/1931 | 88 | 24/10/2019 | 25 |
 Mariko Okada Akemi | Akemi | Living | 11/01/1933 | 93 | — | 23 |
Kurôemon Onoe Takuan | Takuan | Deceased | 22/01/1922 | 82 | 28/03/2004 | 34 |
 Michiko Saga Omitsu | Omitsu | Deceased | 01/03/1935 | 57 | 19/08/1992 | 21 |
 Takashi Shimura Court official | Court official | Deceased | 12/03/1905 | 76 | 11/02/1982 | 51 |
 Minoru Chiaki Sasuke the boatman | Sasuke the boatman | Deceased | 28/04/1917 | 82 | 01/11/1999 | 39 |
 Takamaru Sasaki Omitsu's father | Omitsu's father | Deceased | 30/01/1898 | 88 | 28/12/1986 | 58 |
 Haruo Tanaka Kumagoro the horse thief | Kumagoro the horse thief | Deceased | 25/03/1912 | 79 | 21/03/1992 | 44 |
 Kichijirō Ueda Priest Ogon | Priest Ogon | Deceased | 30/03/1904 | 68 | 03/11/1972 | 52 |
 Ikio Sawamura Innkeeper (uncredited) | Innkeeper (uncredited) | Deceased | 04/09/1905 | 70 | 20/09/1975 | 51 |
 Nakajirō Tomita (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/11/1911 | 79 | 15/11/1990 | 45 |
 Sonosuke Sawamura (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/07/1918 | 60 | 03/11/1978 | 38 |
 Michiyo Kogure Yoshino (uncredited) | Yoshino (uncredited) | Deceased | 31/01/1918 | 72 | 13/06/1990 | 38 |
 Akihiko Hirata Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) | Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited) | Deceased | 26/12/1927 | 56 | 25/07/1984 | 29 |
 Minosuke Yamada (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 13/11/1893 | 74 | 03/08/1968 | 63 |
 Sōji Kiyokawa (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/11/1903 | 81 | 18/12/1984 | 53 |
Masako Sakurai (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yutaka Oka (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 11/07/1925 | 75 | 27/07/2000 | 31 |
Tominosuke Hayama (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 31/07/1889 | 69 | 19/10/1958 | 67 |
 Kumeko Otowa (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Presumed Deceased | 08/07/1915 | 111 | — | 41 |
 Yaeko Izumo (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Presumed Deceased | 08/09/1909 | 117 | — | 47 |
 Noriko Honma (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 29/11/1911 | 97 | 12/04/2009 | 45 |
Tateo Kawasaki (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Fumindo Matsuo (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 06/08/1916 | 80 | 01/01/1997 | 40 |
 Ren Yamamoto (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 12/05/1930 | 75 | 17/06/2005 | 26 |
 Fuminori Ōhashi (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 10/01/1915 | 74 | 20/09/1989 | 41 |
Haruko Toyama (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hideo Shibuya (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Living | 20/02/1928 | 98 | — | 28 |
 Katsumi Tezuka (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 31/08/1912 | 55 | 31/08/1967 | 44 |
 Keiichirō Katsumoto (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 09/02/1902 | 68 | 01/01/1971 | 54 |
Shirō Tsuchiya (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 05/01/1901 | 80 | 25/07/1981 | 55 |
Masao Masuda (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yu Agetsu (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Senkichi Ōmura (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 27/04/1922 | 69 | 24/11/1991 | 34 |
 Shōichi Hirose (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 23/06/1918 | 79 | 20/06/1998 | 38 |
Kenjin Iida Jotaro (uncredited) | Jotaro (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mitsuko Mito Oko (uncredited) | Oko (uncredited) | Deceased | 23/03/1919 | 62 | 05/04/1981 | 37 |
 Sachio Sakai Matahachi Honiden (uncredited) | Matahachi Honiden (uncredited) | Deceased | 08/09/1925 | 72 | 11/03/1998 | 31 |
 Eijirō Tōno Baiken Shishido (uncredited) | Baiken Shishido (uncredited) | Deceased | 17/09/1907 | 86 | 08/09/1994 | 49 |
 Kokuten Kōdō Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited) | Old Priest Nikkan (uncredited) | Deceased | 29/01/1887 | 72 | 22/01/1960 | 69 |
 Haruo Nakajima (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Deceased | 01/01/1929 | 88 | 07/08/2017 | 27 |
Etsuo Saijo (uncredited) | (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Daisuke Katō Toji Gion | Toji Gion | Deceased | 18/02/1911 | 64 | 31/07/1975 | 45 |