The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) featured a cast of 32 tracked actors. Of these, 13 (52%) are still alive today and 12 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Toshizō Kudō, age 98. This film starred Kenji Sawada and Bunta Sugawara.
52% still with us· verified cast41% of full cast · incl. 7 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 52% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.6 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast32 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenji Sawada Makoto Kido | Makoto Kido | Living | 25/06/1948 | 78 | — | 31 |
 Bunta Sugawara Inspector Yamashita | Inspector Yamashita | Deceased | 16/08/1933 | 81 | 28/11/2014 | 46 |
 Kimiko Ikegami Reiko Sawai | Reiko Sawai | Living | 16/01/1959 | 67 | — | 20 |
 Kazuo Kitamura Tanaka | Tanaka | Deceased | 11/03/1927 | 80 | 06/05/2007 | 52 |
 Shigeru Kōyama Nakayama | Nakayama | Deceased | 16/01/1929 | 87 | 03/01/2017 | 50 |
 Kei Satō Dr. Ichikawa | Dr. Ichikawa | Deceased | 21/12/1928 | 81 | 02/05/2010 | 51 |
 Yūnosuke Itō Bus Hijacker | Bus Hijacker | Deceased | 03/08/1919 | 60 | 11/03/1980 | 60 |
 Eimei Esumi Egawa | Egawa | Deceased | 05/10/1935 | 68 | 22/08/2004 | 44 |
Hiroshi Gojo Identikit Officer | Identikit Officer | Living | 15/03/1939 | 87 | — | 40 |
 Yudai Ishiyama Detective Ishikawa | Detective Ishikawa | Living | 15/01/1941 | 85 | — | 38 |
Rika Kayama Student | Student | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Morio Kazama Asai | Asai | Living | 26/04/1949 | 77 | — | 30 |
 Hōsei Komatsu Loan Officer | Loan Officer | Deceased | 04/11/1926 | 76 | 11/07/2003 | 53 |
 Kiyoshi Kurosawa Suspect on TV News | Suspect on TV News | Living | 19/07/1955 | 71 | — | 24 |
 Kōjirō Kusanagi Technician of Phone Company | Technician of Phone Company | Deceased | 19/09/1929 | 78 | 11/11/2007 | 50 |
 Yutaka Mizutani Police Officer | Police Officer | Living | 14/07/1952 | 74 | — | 27 |
 Toshiyuki Nishida Loan Collector | Loan Collector | Deceased | 04/11/1947 | 76 | 17/10/2024 | 32 |
 Saburō Shōji Detective Mizushima | Detective Mizushima | Living | 22/07/1945 | 81 | — | 34 |
Chiaki Takayama Apartment Manager | Apartment Manager | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kyôko Togawa Student | Student | Deceased | 13/08/1964 | 37 | 18/07/2002 | 15 |
Michiyo Yamazoe Student | Student | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 05/06/1915 | 97 | 19/11/2012 | 64 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 16/04/1928 | 98 | — | 51 | ||
| Living | 27/05/1939 | 87 | — | 40 | ||
| Living | 29/05/1941 | 85 | — | 38 | ||
| Living | 02/11/1947 | 78 | — | 32 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Living | 17/01/1950 | 76 | — | 29 | ||
| Deceased | — | — | 30/12/2018 | — |
