Samurai Reincarnation (1981) featured a cast of 43 tracked actors. Of these, 14 (41%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Masaharu Arikawa, age 95. This film starred Sonny Chiba and Kenji Sawada.
41% still with us· verified cast33% of full cast · incl. 9 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 41% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast43 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonny Chiba Jubei Yagyu | Jubei Yagyu | Deceased | 23/01/1939 | 82 | 19/08/2021 | 42 |
 Kenji Sawada Shiro Amakusa | Shiro Amakusa | Living | 25/06/1948 | 78 | — | 33 |
 Akiko Kana Hosokawa Gracia | Hosokawa Gracia | Deceased | 08/03/1956 | 70 | 21/03/2026 | 25 |
 Hiroyuki Sanada Kirimaru Iga | Kirimaru Iga | Living | 12/10/1960 | 65 | — | 21 |
 Ai Kanzaki Otsuu | Otsuu | Living | 30/05/1952 | 74 | — | 29 |
 Hideo Murota Priest Inshun Hozoin | Priest Inshun Hozoin | Deceased | 07/10/1937 | 64 | 15/06/2002 | 44 |
 Noboru Matsuhashi Ietsuna Tokugawa | Ietsuna Tokugawa | Living | 03/11/1944 | 81 | — | 37 |
 Naoko Kubo Yajima no tsubone | Yajima no tsubone | Living | 24/09/1932 | 93 | — | 49 |
 Mikio Narita Izumori Matsudaira | Izumori Matsudaira | Deceased | 31/01/1935 | 55 | 09/04/1990 | 46 |
 Hiroshi Inuzuka Shugoro | Shugoro | Deceased | 23/03/1929 | 94 | 26/10/2023 | 52 |
 Asao Uchida Sakai Utanokami Tadayo | Sakai Utanokami Tadayo | Deceased | 01/08/1920 | 76 | 30/09/1996 | 61 |
| Living | 07/03/1952 | 74 | — | 29 | ||
 Masataka Naruse Koga Genjuro | Koga Genjuro | Living | 27/02/1950 | 76 | — | 31 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Yûko Asuka Koga Kunoichi | Koga Kunoichi | Deceased | 26/07/1957 | 54 | 15/12/2011 | 24 |
 Jun Hamamura Shigesaemon | Shigesaemon | Deceased | 07/02/1906 | 89 | 21/06/1995 | 75 |
 Noboru Mitani Monk | Monk | Deceased | 09/04/1932 | 90 | 15/01/2023 | 49 |
| Deceased | 20/09/1945 | 45 | 16/05/1991 | 36 | ||
 Mizuho Suzuki Ogasawara Homyo Hidekiyo | Ogasawara Homyo Hidekiyo | Deceased | 23/10/1927 | 96 | 19/11/2023 | 54 |
 Tetsuro Tamba Muramasa | Muramasa | Deceased | 17/07/1922 | 84 | 24/09/2006 | 59 |
 Masataka Iwao Yasui Tobei | Yasui Tobei | Living | 20/12/1942 | 83 | — | 39 |
| Deceased | 15/02/1921 | 105 | — | 60 | ||
| Deceased | 04/10/1918 | 90 | 17/12/2008 | 63 | ||
| Deceased | 10/02/1930 | 74 | 21/05/2004 | 51 | ||
| Living | 13/10/1930 | 95 | — | 51 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 18/10/1938 | 81 | 28/04/2020 | 43 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 14/03/1935 | 91 | — | 46 | ||
Chū Takatsuki Farmer | Farmer | Living | 22/09/1943 | 83 | — | 38 |
| Living | 08/01/1948 | 78 | — | 33 | ||
| Deceased | 06/09/1922 | 78 | 12/09/2000 | 59 | ||
Akira Akabane Farmer | Farmer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 10/01/1917 | 86 | 01/01/2004 | 64 | ||
Mineko Maruhira Farmer | Farmer | Living | 16/06/1940 | 86 | — | 41 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Shigeki Nakajima Farmer | Farmer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 09/12/1941 | 84 | — | 40 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Ken Ogata Musashi Miyamoto | Musashi Miyamoto | Deceased | 20/07/1937 | 71 | 05/10/2008 | 44 |
 Tomisaburō Wakayama Lord Tajima no Kami Munenori Yagyu | Lord Tajima no Kami Munenori Yagyu | Deceased | 01/09/1929 | 62 | 02/04/1992 | 52 |
