Sanjuro (1962) featured a cast of 29 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (17%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Minoru Itō, age 98. This film starred Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai.
17% still with us· verified cast14% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 17% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast29 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toshirō Mifune Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin | Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin | Deceased | 01/04/1920 | 77 | 24/12/1997 | 42 |
 Tatsuya Nakadai Hanbei Muroto | Hanbei Muroto | Deceased | 13/12/1932 | 92 | 08/11/2025 | 30 |
 Keiju Kobayashi The Spy | The Spy | Deceased | 23/11/1923 | 86 | 16/09/2010 | 39 |
 Yūzō Kayama Iori Izaka | Iori Izaka | Living | 11/04/1937 | 89 | — | 25 |
 Reiko Dan Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter | Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter | Deceased | 26/03/1935 | 68 | 24/11/2003 | 27 |
 Takashi Shimura Kurofuji | Kurofuji | Deceased | 12/03/1905 | 76 | 11/02/1982 | 57 |
 Kamatari Fujiwara Takebayashi | Takebayashi | Deceased | 15/01/1905 | 80 | 21/12/1985 | 57 |
 Takako Irie Mutsuta's wife | Mutsuta's wife | Deceased | 07/02/1911 | 83 | 12/01/1995 | 51 |
 Masao Shimizu Kikui | Kikui | Deceased | 05/10/1908 | 67 | 05/10/1975 | 54 |
 Yūnosuke Itō Mutsuta, the Chamberlain | Mutsuta, the Chamberlain | Deceased | 03/08/1919 | 60 | 11/03/1980 | 43 |
 Akira Kubo Samurai | Samurai | Living | 01/12/1936 | 89 | — | 26 |
 Hiroshi Tachikawa Samurai | Samurai | Living | 07/03/1931 | 95 | — | 31 |
 Yoshio Tsuchiya Samurai | Samurai | Deceased | 18/05/1927 | 89 | 08/02/2017 | 35 |
 Kunie Tanaka Samurai | Samurai | Deceased | 23/11/1932 | 88 | 24/03/2021 | 30 |
 Tatsuyoshi Ehara Samurai | Samurai | Deceased | 26/03/1937 | 84 | 01/05/2021 | 25 |
 Akihiko Hirata Samurai | Samurai | Deceased | 26/12/1927 | 56 | 25/07/1984 | 35 |
| Deceased | 01/12/1897 | 70 | 29/12/1967 | 65 | ||
 Sachio Sakai Samurai | Samurai | Deceased | 08/09/1925 | 72 | 11/03/1998 | 37 |
Kenzô Matsui Samurai | Samurai | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Toshiko Higuchi Maid Koyso | Maid Koyso | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tatsuhiko Namisato Samurai | Samurai | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yutaka Sada Murota samurai | Murota samurai | Deceased | 30/03/1911 | 106 | 01/07/2017 | 51 |
| Deceased | 01/01/1907 | 65 | 20/12/1972 | 55 | ||
| Deceased | 13/04/1919 | 69 | 16/11/1988 | 43 | ||
| Deceased | 23/06/1918 | 79 | 20/06/1998 | 44 | ||
| Living | 13/03/1928 | 98 | — | 34 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 01/03/1917 | 109 | — | 45 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 10/01/1915 | 74 | 20/09/1989 | 47 |
