The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959) featured a cast of 39 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (31%) are still alive today and 18 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Midori Yamamoto, age 98. This film starred Hibari Misora and Shinjirō Ehara.
31% still with us· verified cast22% of full cast · incl. 10 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 31% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast39 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hibari Misora Koharu | Koharu | Deceased | 29/05/1937 | 52 | 24/06/1989 | 22 |
 Shinjirō Ehara Kenichi Takeda | Kenichi Takeda | Deceased | 12/10/1936 | 85 | 27/09/2022 | 23 |
Toru Ono Masao Katsumoto | Masao Katsumoto | Deceased | 15/01/1941 | 42 | 24/10/1983 | 18 |
 Nijiko Kiyokawa Kiyoko Takeda | Kiyoko Takeda | Deceased | 24/11/1912 | 89 | 24/05/2002 | 47 |
 Takashi Shimura Masagoro | Masagoro | Deceased | 12/03/1905 | 76 | 11/02/1982 | 54 |
 Michiko Hoshi Momochiyo | Momochiyo | Presumed Deceased | 20/01/1927 | 99 | — | 32 |
Michiko Shirakawa Somegiku | Somegiku | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Machiko Yashiro Taeko Katagiri | Taeko Katagiri | Living | 10/08/1939 | 87 | — | 20 |
| Deceased | 17/01/1917 | 52 | 14/06/1969 | 42 | ||
 Taiji Tonoyama Kumakichi Takeda | Kumakichi Takeda | Deceased | 17/10/1915 | 73 | 30/04/1989 | 44 |
 Takamaru Sasaki Senda | Senda | Deceased | 30/01/1898 | 88 | 28/12/1986 | 61 |
 Hisao Toake Taichiro Katsumoto | Taichiro Katsumoto | Deceased | 08/09/1908 | 77 | 18/12/1985 | 51 |
 Tokue Hanazawa Tamezo | Tamezo | Deceased | 18/10/1911 | 89 | 07/03/2001 | 48 |
 Junji Masuda Shimaoka | Shimaoka | Deceased | 25/10/1915 | 73 | 25/05/1989 | 44 |
| Deceased | 25/01/1916 | 76 | 05/11/1992 | 43 | ||
Yukiko Fujikawa Bunko | Bunko | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Katsuko Akutsu Mariko | Mariko | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Fumiko Okamura Sumi Katsumoto | Sumi Katsumoto | Deceased | 24/10/1898 | 77 | 15/08/1976 | 61 |
 Mitsuko Yoshikawa Sato Akiyama | Sato Akiyama | Deceased | 21/06/1901 | 90 | 08/08/1991 | 58 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 05/09/1937 | 78 | 16/06/2016 | 22 | ||
| Living | 16/06/1935 | 91 | — | 24 | ||
Jun Takigawa Yoshimura | Yoshimura | Living | 01/12/1936 | 89 | — | 23 |
| Living | 13/06/1935 | 91 | — | 24 | ||
Tamasuke Yugentei Otohachi | Otohachi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ryō Daitō Masuda | Masuda | Presumed Deceased | 15/03/1921 | 105 | — | 38 |
 Akikane Sawa Shiraki | Shiraki | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 21/01/1910 | 80 | 14/11/1990 | 49 | ||
| Deceased | 04/01/1903 | 78 | 01/12/1981 | 56 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 13/03/1919 | 107 | — | 40 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Tetsuo Uematsu Shige-san | Shige-san | Living | 11/08/1935 | 91 | — | 24 |
| Deceased | 30/11/1938 | 82 | 11/07/2021 | 21 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Toshitaka Itō Noboru | Noboru | Living | 27/05/1949 | 77 | — | 10 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Chiharu Hanabusa Tamano | Tamano | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sanae Mitsuoka Nobue | Nobue | Living | 05/01/1935 | 91 | — | 24 |
 Midori Yamamoto Kyoko | Kyoko | Living | 01/06/1928 | 98 | — | 31 |
