The Tale of Genji (1966) featured a cast of 23 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (50%) are still alive today and 6 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Izumi Ashikawa, age 90. This film starred Kotobuki Hananomoto and Ruriko Asaoka.
50% still with us· verified cast26% of full cast · incl. 11 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 50% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast23 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1966 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kotobuki Hananomoto Hikaru Genji | Hikaru Genji | Deceased | 23/10/1939 | 84 | 04/11/2023 | 27 |
 Ruriko Asaoka Lady Murasaki | Lady Murasaki | Living | 02/07/1940 | 86 | — | 26 |
 Izumi Ashikawa Fujitsubo | Fujitsubo | Living | 06/10/1935 | 90 | — | 31 |
 Kōji Wada Chujo Tono | Chujo Tono | Deceased | 28/01/1944 | 42 | 06/07/1986 | 22 |
 Takao Nakamura Kashiwagi | Kashiwagi | Living | 07/05/1937 | 89 | — | 29 |
Chojuro Hanakawa Emperor Kiritsubo | Emperor Kiritsubo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sennojo Shigeyama Koremitsu | Koremitsu | Deceased | 14/10/1923 | 87 | 04/12/2010 | 43 |
Akira Katsumi Emperor Suzaku | Emperor Suzaku | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Kikuko Hojo Yugao | Yugao | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yōko Yamamoto Little Lady Akashi | Little Lady Akashi | Deceased | 17/03/1942 | 81 | 20/02/2024 | 24 |
Chitose Kurenai Nokiba-no-ogi | Nokiba-no-ogi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Utako Sen The Third Princess | The Third Princess | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Saeda Kawaguchi Lady Akashi | Lady Akashi | Deceased | 07/02/1948 | 67 | 12/01/2016 | 18 |
 Machiko Yashiro Oborozukiyo | Oborozukiyo | Living | 10/08/1939 | 87 | — | 27 |
 Yasuko Matsui Utsusemi | Utsusemi | Living | 03/10/1939 | 86 | — | 27 |
 Mitsuko Yoshikawa Amagimi | Amagimi | Deceased | 21/06/1901 | 90 | 08/08/1991 | 65 |
Machiko Tsuki Omyobu | Omyobu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Yoshiko Hashimoto Wakana | Wakana | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Hideko Kawaguchi Lady Rokujo | Lady Rokujo | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Minako Katsuki Lady Aoi | Lady Aoi | Living | 07/03/1937 | 89 | — | 29 |