The Viper Brothers (1971) featured a cast of 41 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (42%) are still alive today and 15 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Masaharu Arikawa, age 95. This film starred Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi.
42% still with us· verified cast28% of full cast · incl. 13 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 42% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 72.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast41 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1971 |
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 Bunta Sugawara Masataro (Goro Masa) | Masataro (Goro Masa) | Deceased | 16/08/1933 | 81 | 28/11/2014 | 38 |
 Tamio Kawachi Katsuji (Immortal Katsu) | Katsuji (Immortal Katsu) | Deceased | 21/07/1938 | 79 | 10/02/2018 | 33 |
 Noboru Andō Yukichi Hayasaki | Yukichi Hayasaki | Deceased | 24/05/1926 | 89 | 16/12/2015 | 45 |
 Tomomi Satō Sayako Kozuki | Sayako Kozuki | Living | 08/10/1941 | 84 | — | 30 |
 Bin Amatsu Tatsuya Yamakita | Tatsuya Yamakita | Deceased | 16/02/1921 | 58 | 24/07/1979 | 50 |
 Ryōji Hayama Wasaburo Umeda (Takihana second-in-command) | Wasaburo Umeda (Takihana second-in-command) | Deceased | 09/11/1932 | 60 | 03/01/1993 | 39 |
 Akitake Kōno Kingoro The Tattoo Master | Kingoro The Tattoo Master | Deceased | 08/10/1911 | 66 | 17/03/1978 | 60 |
 Keijirō Morozumi Tatsuichi (Takihana Gang) | Tatsuichi (Takihana Gang) | Presumed Deceased | 21/12/1925 | 100 | — | 46 |
 Shōtarō Hayashi Tomoeda Yasuhiko (Yamakita Gang) | Tomoeda Yasuhiko (Yamakita Gang) | Living | 21/06/1934 | 92 | — | 37 |
 Tsuyako Okajima Matchmaker | Matchmaker | Deceased | 09/01/1909 | 80 | 04/02/1989 | 62 |
 Yuriko Mishima Hanae | Hanae | Living | 17/12/1940 | 85 | — | 31 |
 Miwako Onaya Yoko | Yoko | Living | 01/06/1950 | 76 | — | 21 |
 Takuzō Kawatani Togo Shinkawa (thug) | Togo Shinkawa (thug) | Deceased | 21/07/1941 | 54 | 22/12/1995 | 30 |
 Masahiko Tanimura Inspector Hara | Inspector Hara | Deceased | 25/02/1927 | 73 | 06/08/2000 | 44 |
 Masaharu Arikawa Officer Yamanaka | Officer Yamanaka | Living | 13/10/1930 | 95 | — | 41 |
 Kinji Nakamura Restaurant Manager | Restaurant Manager | Deceased | 15/02/1921 | 105 | — | 50 |
Keiko Yamada Yuki Nojima | Yuki Nojima | Living | 16/05/1955 | 71 | — | 16 |
| Living | 02/01/1943 | 83 | — | 28 | ||
Daisuke Shiraba Kankuro Horie (tattoo apprentice) | Kankuro Horie (tattoo apprentice) | Deceased | 23/01/1923 | 82 | 26/12/2005 | 48 |
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| Deceased | 27/09/1936 | 73 | 20/11/2009 | 35 | ||
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| Living | 07/10/1947 | 78 | — | 24 | ||
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| Deceased | 27/01/1925 | 72 | 09/06/1997 | 46 | ||
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| Living | 30/10/1949 | 76 | — | 22 | ||
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| Living | 14/03/1935 | 91 | — | 36 | ||
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| Living | 20/01/1939 | 87 | — | 32 | ||
Ei Iwagami Shozo Nomura (Yamakita with tommygun) | Shozo Nomura (Yamakita with tommygun) | Presumed Deceased | 30/03/1927 | 99 | — | 44 |
| Deceased | 10/01/1933 | 80 | 01/07/2013 | 38 |
