The Killing Machine (1975) featured a cast of 22 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (42%) are still alive today and 11 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kyōichi Satō, age 89. This film starred Sonny Chiba and Yutaka Nakajima.
42% still with us· verified cast36% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 42% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast22 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonny Chiba Doshin So | Doshin So | Deceased | 23/01/1939 | 82 | 19/08/2021 | 36 |
 Yutaka Nakajima Kiku Sakamoto | Kiku Sakamoto | Deceased | 05/10/1952 | 73 | 27/11/2025 | 23 |
 Makoto Satō Kentaro Otaki | Kentaro Otaki | Deceased | 18/03/1934 | 78 | 06/12/2012 | 41 |
 Naoya Makoto Hiroshi Tomoda | Hiroshi Tomoda | Living | 25/06/1948 | 78 | — | 27 |
 Sanae Kitabayashi Kino Nakano | Kino Nakano | Living | 07/01/1944 | 82 | — | 31 |
 Akiko Mori Masako | Masako | Living | 24/11/1943 | 82 | — | 32 |
| Deceased | 18/03/1931 | 54 | 23/03/1985 | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 19/07/1947 | 64 | 08/04/2012 | 28 | ||
 Etsuko Shihomi Miho Tomoda | Miho Tomoda | Living | 29/10/1955 | 70 | — | 20 |
| Deceased | 16/10/1932 | 85 | 26/06/2018 | 43 | ||
| Deceased | 11/01/1925 | 73 | 23/04/1998 | 50 | ||
 Hōsei Komatsu Sakai Osa | Sakai Osa | Deceased | 04/11/1926 | 76 | 11/07/2003 | 49 |
 Kyōichi Satō Kaga | Kaga | Living | 29/12/1936 | 89 | — | 39 |
 Genji Kawai Murayama Senzo | Murayama Senzo | Deceased | 04/10/1918 | 90 | 17/12/2008 | 57 |
Junichi Tatsu Miyoshi Bungo | Miyoshi Bungo | Living | 26/05/1950 | 76 | — | 25 |
 Kazuhide Haruta Michiomi Nakano | Michiomi Nakano | Living | 14/05/1966 | 60 | — | 9 |
| Living | 25/05/1943 | 83 | — | 32 | ||
 Rikiya Yasuoka Takehara | Takehara | Deceased | 19/07/1947 | 64 | 08/04/2012 | 28 |
| Deceased | 10/01/1936 | 82 | 21/12/2018 | 39 | ||
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama Koiwa | Koiwa | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Midori Hoshino Murayama Noriko | Murayama Noriko | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Toshihiko Sawada Kawai | Kawai | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
