Shōgun (1980) featured a cast of 43 tracked actors. Of these, 13 (37%) are still alive today and 22 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Hiroshi Hasegawa, age 98. This TV series starred Richard Chamberlain and Toshirō Mifune.
37% still with us· verified cast31% of full cast · incl. 7 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 37% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast43 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Richard Chamberlain Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san | Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san | Deceased | 31/03/1934 | 90 | 29/03/2025 | 46 |
 Toshirō Mifune Lord Yoshi Toranaga | Lord Yoshi Toranaga | Deceased | 01/04/1920 | 77 | 24/12/1997 | 60 |
 Yoko Shimada Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko | Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko | Deceased | 17/05/1953 | 69 | 25/07/2022 | 27 |
 John Rhys-Davies Vasco Rodrigues | Vasco Rodrigues | Living | 05/05/1944 | 82 | — | 36 |
 Damien Thomas Father Alvito | Father Alvito | Deceased | 11/04/1942 | 83 | 18/04/2025 | 38 |
 Frankie Sakai Yabu | Yabu | Deceased | 13/02/1929 | 67 | 10/06/1996 | 51 |
 Yūki Meguro Omi | Omi | Living | 15/08/1947 | 79 | — | 33 |
 Hiromi Senno Fujiko | Fujiko | Living | 18/08/1956 | 70 | — | 24 |
 Alan Badel Father Dell'Aqua | Father Dell'Aqua | Deceased | 11/09/1923 | 58 | 19/03/1982 | 57 |
 Miiko Taka Kiri | Kiri | Deceased | 24/07/1925 | 97 | 04/01/2023 | 55 |
 Vladek Sheybal Captain Ferriera | Captain Ferriera | Deceased | 12/03/1923 | 69 | 16/10/1992 | 57 |
 Nobuo Kaneko Ishido | Ishido | Deceased | 27/03/1923 | 71 | 20/01/1995 | 57 |
 Hideo Takamatsu Lord Buntarō | Lord Buntarō | Deceased | 24/10/1929 | 77 | 26/02/2007 | 51 |
 Michael Hordern Friar Domingo | Friar Domingo | Deceased | 03/10/1911 | 83 | 02/05/1995 | 69 |
 George Innes Johann Vinck | Johann Vinck | Living | 08/03/1938 | 88 | — | 42 |
 Leon Lissek Father Sebastio | Father Sebastio | Deceased | 01/01/1927 | 95 | 21/06/2022 | 53 |
 Takeshi Ōbayashi Urano | Urano | Living | 24/01/1942 | 84 | — | 38 |
Hiroshi Hasegawa Galley Captain | Galley Captain | Living | 03/01/1928 | 98 | — | 52 |
 Akira Sera Old Gardener | Old Gardener | Presumed Deceased | 14/10/1912 | 113 | — | 68 |
Atsuko Sano Lady Ochiba | Lady Ochiba | Living | 20/06/1948 | 78 | — | 32 |
 Masumi Okada Brother Michael | Brother Michael | Deceased | 22/09/1935 | 70 | 29/05/2006 | 45 |
 Edward Peel Pieterzoon | Pieterzoon | Living | 10/12/1943 | 82 | — | 37 |
 Eric Richard Maetsukker | Maetsukker | Living | 27/06/1940 | 86 | — | 40 |
 Neil McCarthy Spillbergen | Spillbergen | Deceased | 26/07/1932 | 52 | 05/02/1985 | 48 |
 Seiji Miyaguchi Muraji | Muraji | Deceased | 15/11/1913 | 71 | 12/04/1985 | 67 |
 Yōsuke Natsuki Zataki | Zataki | Deceased | 27/02/1936 | 81 | 14/01/2018 | 44 |
| Specz | Deceased | 24/08/1932 | 86 | 06/01/2019 | 48 | |
 Shin Takuma Naga | Naga | Living | 18/04/1956 | 70 | — | 24 |
 Ai Matsubara Rako | Rako | Living | 09/12/1955 | 70 | — | 25 |
 John J. Carney Ginsel | Ginsel | Deceased | 01/01/1940 | 55 | 24/02/1995 | 40 |
 Tōru Abe Hiromatsu | Hiromatsu | Deceased | 28/03/1917 | 76 | 18/07/1993 | 63 |
 Orson Welles Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 06/05/1915 | 70 | 10/10/1985 | 65 |
Ian Jentle Salamon | Salamon | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Stewart MacKenzie Croocq | Croocq | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hyōe Enoki Jirobei | Jirobei | Deceased | 01/03/1928 | 84 | 29/12/2012 | 52 |
Steve Ubels Roper | Roper | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yuko Kada Sazuko | Sazuko | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Asa | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Masashi Ebara Suga | Suga | Living | 04/05/1953 | 73 | — | 27 |
 Yoshie Kitsuda Kyoko / Gyoko | Kyoko / Gyoko | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Midori Takei Sono | Sono | Living | 14/03/1959 | 67 | — | 21 |
 Rinichi Yamamoto Yoshinaka | Yoshinaka | Deceased | 16/01/1927 | 53 | 16/10/1980 | 53 |
Setsuko Sekine Genjiko | Genjiko | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
