How Many The Big Boss (1959) Cast Members Are Still Alive?

Name: The Big Boss
Released: 1959
Cast: Koji Tsuruta, Seizaburō Kawazu, Akira Takarada, Mitsuko Kusabue, Keiko Yanagawa

The Big Boss (1959) featured a cast of 35 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (27%) are still alive today and 22 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Yutaka Nakayama, age 95. This film starred Koji Tsuruta and Seizaburō Kawazu.

27% still with us· verified cast24% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified

Survivorship

Cast Reunion Index: 27% still living

Avg. Age at Death: 75.1 yrs

Deaths by Year

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Cast35 members

Person	Character	Status	DOB ▲▼	Age	DOD ▲▼	Age in 1959 ▲▼
Koji Tsuruta Ryuta Komatsu	Ryuta Komatsu	Deceased	06/12/1924	62	16/06/1987	35
Seizaburō Kawazu		Deceased	31/08/1908	74	20/02/1983	51
Akira Takarada Mineo Komatsu	Mineo Komatsu	Deceased	29/04/1934	87	14/03/2022	25
Mitsuko Kusabue Rie	Rie	Living	22/10/1933	92	—	26
Keiko Yanagawa Yoko	Yoko	Living	11/04/1936	90	—	23
Akihiko Hirata		Deceased	26/12/1927	56	25/07/1984	32
Makoto Satō		Deceased	18/03/1934	78	06/12/2012	25
Haruo Tanaka		Deceased	25/03/1912	79	21/03/1992	47
Mickey Curtis		Living	23/07/1938	88	—	21
Yōsuke Natsuki Kashimura's assistant	Kashimura's assistant	Deceased	27/02/1936	81	14/01/2018	23
Hiroshi Hayashi		Deceased	31/01/1905	66	22/12/1971	54
Sachio Sakai		Deceased	08/09/1925	72	11/03/1998	34
Michino Yokoyama		Living	16/04/1936	90	—	23
Sonomi Nakajima		Living	02/01/1936	90	—	23
Rumiko Sasa		Deceased	10/07/1940	76	17/10/2016	19
Kokuten Kōdō		Deceased	29/01/1887	72	22/01/1960	72
Noriko Honma		Deceased	29/11/1911	97	12/04/2009	48
Akira Sera		Presumed Deceased	14/10/1912	113	—	47
Ikio Sawamura		Deceased	04/09/1905	70	20/09/1975	54
Nadao Kirino		Living	24/11/1932	93	—	27
Shin Ōtomo		Deceased	13/04/1919	69	16/11/1988	40
Hideyo Amamoto		Deceased	02/01/1926	77	23/03/2003	33
Ren Yamamoto		Deceased	12/05/1930	75	17/06/2005	29
Haruya Katō		Deceased	22/06/1928	98	—	31
Katsuji Ichikawa		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Kōji Iwamoto		Living	09/02/1932	94	—	27
Kōji Ueno		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Yutaka Nakayama		Living	23/09/1931	95	—	28
Ren Imaizumi		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Tadao Nakamaru		Deceased	31/03/1933	76	23/04/2009	26
Shōichi Hirose		Deceased	23/06/1918	79	20/06/1998	41
Hiroshi Takaragi		Unverified	—	—	—	—
Toshirō Mifune Kashimura	Kashimura	Deceased	01/04/1920	77	24/12/1997	39
Yumi Shirakawa Junko	Junko	Deceased	21/10/1936	79	14/06/2016	23
Edward Keane		Deceased	28/05/1884	75	12/10/1959	75