Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) featured a cast of 34 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (24%) are still alive today and 16 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Hiroshi Hasegawa, age 98. This film starred Koji Tsuruta and Tomisaburō Wakayama.
24% still with us· verified cast15% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 24% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 71.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast34 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Koji Tsuruta Masuo Gunji | Masuo Gunji | Deceased | 06/12/1924 | 62 | 16/06/1987 | 47 |
 Tomisaburō Wakayama Yonabaru | Yonabaru | Deceased | 01/09/1929 | 62 | 02/04/1992 | 42 |
 Noboru Andō Noburo Kudo | Noburo Kudo | Deceased | 24/05/1926 | 89 | 16/12/2015 | 45 |
 Asao Koike Ozaki | Ozaki | Deceased | 18/03/1931 | 54 | 23/03/1985 | 40 |
 Tsunehiko Watase Shin Seki | Shin Seki | Deceased | 28/07/1944 | 72 | 14/03/2017 | 27 |
 Akiko Kudō Terumi Higa | Terumi Higa | Living | 01/01/1944 | 82 | — | 27 |
 Kenji Imai Mad Dog Jiro | Mad Dog Jiro | Living | 31/03/1932 | 94 | — | 39 |
 Harumi Sone One Shot | One Shot | Deceased | 05/09/1937 | 78 | 16/06/2016 | 34 |
 Tōru Yuri Old Man | Old Man | Deceased | 13/05/1921 | 78 | 20/05/1999 | 50 |
 Asao Uchida Eisaku Oba | Eisaku Oba | Deceased | 01/08/1920 | 76 | 30/09/1996 | 51 |
 Hideo Murota 'Shark' Samejima | 'Shark' Samejima | Deceased | 07/10/1937 | 64 | 15/06/2002 | 34 |
 Keijirō Morozumi Gushken | Gushken | Presumed Deceased | 21/12/1925 | 100 | — | 46 |
 Rinichi Yamamoto Hateruma | Hateruma | Deceased | 16/01/1927 | 53 | 16/10/1980 | 44 |
 Tadao Nakamaru Satoshi Kaizu | Satoshi Kaizu | Deceased | 31/03/1933 | 76 | 23/04/2009 | 38 |
 Osman Yusuf Carter | Carter | Deceased | 23/05/1920 | 62 | 29/08/1982 | 51 |
 Kaku Takashina Kusakabe | Kusakabe | Deceased | 22/02/1919 | 75 | 11/03/1994 | 52 |
 Genji Kawai Chairman of Kohoku Association | Chairman of Kohoku Association | Deceased | 04/10/1918 | 90 | 17/12/2008 | 53 |
 Akikane Sawa Doctor | Doctor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hiroshi Hasegawa Hateruma's minion | Hateruma's minion | Living | 03/01/1928 | 98 | — | 43 |
Keiichi Kitagawa Jiro's Younger Brother | Jiro's Younger Brother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shinobu Miura Jiro's Younger Brother | Jiro's Younger Brother | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chie Kobayashi Seki's Woman | Seki's Woman | Living | 30/09/1950 | 75 | — | 21 |
 Takashi Hio Daito-Kai Member | Daito-Kai Member | Deceased | 27/04/1932 | 82 | 01/05/2014 | 39 |
Tōru Hanada Daito-Kai Member | Daito-Kai Member | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hajime Kubo Daito-Kai Member | Daito-Kai Member | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Asaji Yoshinoura Yonahara's Minion | Yonahara's Minion | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hajime Nakasone Yonahara's Minion | Yonahara's Minion | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tomotaka Ueda Gushken's Minion | Gushken's Minion | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ray Bosman Morrison | Morrison | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Willie Dorsey Hitman | Hitman | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
Carlton Smilney Hitman | Hitman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Roosevelt Saline Hitman | Hitman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Obera Edwards Hitman | Hitman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jirô Chiba Minor Role (uncredited) | Minor Role (uncredited) | Living | 06/01/1949 | 77 | — | 22 |