The Champion (1957) featured a cast of 20 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (18%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Mie Kitahara, age 93. This film starred Tatsuya Mihashi and Yōko Minamida.
18% still with us· verified cast11% of full cast · incl. 8 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 18% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.7 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast20 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tatsuya Mihashi Eikichi Yamashiro | Eikichi Yamashiro | Deceased | 02/11/1923 | 80 | 15/05/2004 | 34 |
 Yōko Minamida Natsuko Miyagawa | Natsuko Miyagawa | Deceased | 01/03/1933 | 76 | 21/10/2009 | 24 |
 Yūjirō Ishihara Shuntaro Fuma | Shuntaro Fuma | Deceased | 28/12/1934 | 52 | 17/07/1987 | 23 |
 Mie Kitahara Mari Shiraki | Mari Shiraki | Living | 23/07/1933 | 93 | — | 24 |
 Taiji Tonoyama Pote-chan | Pote-chan | Deceased | 17/10/1915 | 73 | 30/04/1989 | 42 |
| Deceased | 08/03/1909 | 87 | 06/06/1996 | 48 | ||
 Tōru Abe Shinzo Takaoka | Shinzo Takaoka | Deceased | 28/03/1917 | 76 | 18/07/1993 | 40 |
 Joe Shishido Boxer Ishiyama | Boxer Ishiyama | Deceased | 06/12/1933 | 86 | 18/01/2020 | 24 |
 Masao Shimizu Keisuke Miyagawa | Keisuke Miyagawa | Deceased | 05/10/1908 | 67 | 05/10/1975 | 49 |
Noriko Katsura Yottan | Yottan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hisae Urashima Rose Minami | Rose Minami | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Keiko Tama Op-chan | Op-chan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Zenji Yamada Coach Yamamoto | Coach Yamamoto | Presumed Deceased | 17/07/1914 | 112 | — | 43 |
Hiroshi Ogino Johnny Minami | Johnny Minami | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Seijiro Takano Club Manager | Club Manager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kazuo Kinugasa Coach Yoshida | Coach Yoshida | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hyōe Enoki Boxer Akagi | Boxer Akagi | Deceased | 01/03/1928 | 84 | 29/12/2012 | 29 |
Mamoru Yokoyama Champion Teshima | Champion Teshima | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Akira Kobayashi Cameo | Cameo | Living | 03/11/1938 | 87 | — | 19 |
