The Great White Tower (1966) featured a cast of 50 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (10%) are still alive today and 27 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Shō Natsuki, age 98. This film starred Jirō Tamiya and Eijirō Tōno.
10% still with us· verified cast7% of full cast · incl. 16 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 10% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 80.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast50 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1966 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jirō Tamiya Gorō Zaizen | Gorō Zaizen | Deceased | 25/08/1935 | 43 | 28/12/1978 | 31 |
 Eijirō Tōno Professor Teizō Azuma | Professor Teizō Azuma | Deceased | 17/09/1907 | 86 | 08/09/1994 | 59 |
 Takahiro Tamura Shūji Satomi | Shūji Satomi | Deceased | 31/08/1928 | 77 | 16/05/2006 | 38 |
 Eitarō Ozawa Professor Masayuki Ugai | Professor Masayuki Ugai | Deceased | 27/03/1909 | 79 | 23/04/1988 | 57 |
 Eiji Funakoshi Professor Noboru Kikukawa | Professor Noboru Kikukawa | Deceased | 17/03/1923 | 84 | 17/03/2007 | 43 |
 Osamu Takizawa Professor Funao | Professor Funao | Deceased | 13/11/1906 | 93 | 22/06/2000 | 60 |
 Shiho Fujimura Saeko Azuma | Saeko Azuma | Deceased | 03/01/1939 | 86 | 12/06/2025 | 27 |
 Mayumi Ogawa Keiko Hanamori | Keiko Hanamori | Deceased | 07/10/1939 | 86 | 26/03/2026 | 27 |
 Teruko Kishi Masako Azuma | Masako Azuma | Deceased | 01/05/1905 | 85 | 10/05/1990 | 61 |
 Yoshi Katō Professor Ōkōchi | Professor Ōkōchi | Deceased | 12/01/1913 | 75 | 01/03/1988 | 53 |
 Masao Shimizu Attorney Kono | Attorney Kono | Deceased | 05/10/1908 | 67 | 05/10/1975 | 58 |
 Kenjirō Ishiyama Mataichi Zaizen | Mataichi Zaizen | Deceased | 09/10/1903 | 72 | 10/05/1976 | 63 |
 Bontarō Miake Iwata | Iwata | Deceased | 15/10/1906 | 80 | 01/01/1987 | 60 |
Tatsuo Matsushita Chief Judge of Osaka District Court | Chief Judge of Osaka District Court | Deceased | 13/03/1912 | 73 | 20/08/1985 | 54 |
 Takeshi Katō Professor Nozaka | Professor Nozaka | Deceased | 24/05/1929 | 86 | 31/07/2015 | 37 |
 Masami Shimojō Professor Imazu | Professor Imazu | Deceased | 26/08/1915 | 88 | 25/07/2004 | 51 |
 Mizuho Suzuki Attorney Sekiguchi | Attorney Sekiguchi | Deceased | 23/10/1927 | 96 | 19/11/2023 | 39 |
 Fujio Suga Professor Hayama | Professor Hayama | Deceased | 27/07/1919 | 78 | 20/07/1998 | 47 |
 Yūzō Hayakawa Anzai | Anzai | Deceased | 25/01/1925 | 85 | 28/08/2010 | 41 |
 Toshio Takahara Tomohiro Tsukuda | Tomohiro Tsukuda | Deceased | 01/05/1923 | 76 | 26/02/2000 | 43 |
 Shō Natsuki Professor Kawai | Professor Kawai | Living | 06/01/1928 | 98 | — | 38 |
 Mantarō Ushio Nabeshima | Nabeshima | Deceased | 04/02/1909 | 91 | 08/04/2000 | 57 |
Yoshirō Kitahara Professor Inui | Professor Inui | Deceased | 11/03/1929 | 93 | 03/06/2022 | 37 |
 Machiko Hasegawa Kyōko Zaizen | Kyōko Zaizen | Living | 02/04/1933 | 93 | — | 33 |
 Hisako Takihana Kinu Kurokawa | Kinu Kurokawa | Deceased | 04/03/1906 | 78 | 12/02/1985 | 60 |
 Kiyoko Hirai Countryside lady | Countryside lady | Presumed Deceased | 24/09/1914 | 111 | — | 52 |
 Fumiko Murata Yoshie Sasaki | Yoshie Sasaki | Presumed Deceased | 28/11/1907 | 118 | — | 59 |
 Yosuke Takemura Hiroshi Yanagihara | Hiroshi Yanagihara | Deceased | 21/09/1935 | 87 | 25/01/2023 | 31 |
 Jun Osanai Fujita | Fujita | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kōichi Itō Kawanishi | Kawanishi | Presumed Deceased | 08/07/1907 | 119 | — | 59 |
Nobuo Minamitaka Yohei Sasaki | Yohei Sasaki | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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 Kanji Kawara Murai | Murai | Deceased | 16/04/1897 | 76 | 26/01/1974 | 69 |
Keiichiro Yamane First surgical assistant | First surgical assistant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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| Deceased | 02/06/1912 | 88 | 19/02/2001 | 54 | ||
 Setsuko Hama Tokie | Tokie | Presumed Deceased | 20/01/1927 | 99 | — | 39 |
Yasushi Sugita Tatsuo Kanai | Tatsuo Kanai | Living | 23/10/1930 | 95 | — | 36 |
 Yasushi Nagata Presiding Judge | Presiding Judge | Deceased | 11/10/1907 | 64 | 12/09/1972 | 59 |
Hitomi Amachi Nurse | Nurse | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Natsuko Okazaki Kimiko Kameyama | Kimiko Kameyama | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Reiko Shirai Michiyo Satomi | Michiyo Satomi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
安瀬充 Gorō Kurokawa as a child | Gorō Kurokawa as a child | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
村井徹 Yoshihiko Satomi | Yoshihiko Satomi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
福原真理子 Secretary | Secretary | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michiko Akazawa Geisha | Geisha | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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