The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) featured a cast of 23 tracked actors. Of these, 12 (80%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Akira Kubo, age 89. This film starred Akira Takarada and Yuki Morita.
80% still with us· verified cast52% of full cast · incl. 8 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 80% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 71.3 yrs
Deaths by Year
1988
2021
2022
Cast23 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akira Takarada Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 29/04/1934 | 87 | 14/03/2022 | 84 |
Yuki Morita Announcer Itano | Announcer Itano | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Toshi Toda Maxwell (Toshi) James | Maxwell (Toshi) James | Living | 27/04/1943 | 83 | — | 75 |
 Philip Granger US President | US President | Living | 02/03/1964 | 62 | — | 54 |
 Yukiko Kobayashi Yuko Murata | Yuko Murata | Living | 06/10/1946 | 79 | — | 72 |
 Akira Kubo Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Living | 01/12/1936 | 89 | — | 82 |
| Living | 04/03/1955 | 71 | — | 63 | ||
 Peggy Neal Dr. Mary Lisa Gleason | Dr. Mary Lisa Gleason | Deceased | 24/11/1947 | 74 | 05/12/2021 | 71 |
 Yukijiro Hotaru Detective Osaki | Detective Osaki | Living | 27/08/1951 | 75 | — | 67 |
 Norman England American caster | American caster | Living | 24/04/1959 | 67 | — | 59 |
Robert Scott Field Mysterious person - Cameo | Mysterious person - Cameo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shelley Sweeney Canadian Interviewer | Canadian Interviewer | Living | 11/01/1966 | 60 | — | 52 |
| Living | 05/07/1943 | 83 | — | 75 | ||
 Yoshirō Uchida Mayor Sakurai | Mayor Sakurai | Living | 14/12/1953 | 72 | — | 65 |
 Ippei Osako Tanaka Producer | Tanaka Producer | Living | 24/09/1981 | 45 | — | 37 |
Inge Murata Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel | Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Masanori Kikuzawa Emasasa | Emasasa | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Takashi Yasuda Maha Caster | Maha Caster | Deceased | 13/11/1935 | 53 | 05/12/1988 | 83 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Ryotaro Fujiyama Witness in crowd | Witness in crowd | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ai Aoki Female suicide | Female suicide | Living | 11/05/1985 | 41 | — | 33 |
Momoya Iwata Momorun | Momorun | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
