Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979) featured a cast of 37 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (33%) are still alive today and 16 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kazuhiko Kasai, age 87. This film starred Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baisho.
33% still with us· verified cast24% of full cast · incl. 10 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 33% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 80.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast37 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kiyoshi Atsumi Torajiro | Torajiro | Deceased | 10/03/1928 | 68 | 04/08/1996 | 51 |
 Chieko Baisho Sakura | Sakura | Living | 29/06/1941 | 85 | — | 38 |
 Kaori Momoi Hitomi | Hitomi | Living | 08/04/1952 | 74 | — | 27 |
 Masami Shimojō Tatsuzo | Tatsuzo | Deceased | 26/08/1915 | 88 | 25/07/2004 | 64 |
 Chieko Misaki Tsune | Tsune | Deceased | 20/02/1921 | 90 | 13/02/2012 | 58 |
 Gin Maeda Hiroshi | Hiroshi | Living | 21/02/1944 | 82 | — | 35 |
 Hisao Dazai Umetaro | Umetaro | Deceased | 26/12/1923 | 74 | 20/11/1998 | 56 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Gajirō Satō Gen | Gen | Deceased | 09/08/1944 | 78 | 09/12/2022 | 35 |
| Deceased | 23/03/1929 | 94 | 26/10/2023 | 50 | ||
| Deceased | 20/03/1926 | 86 | 10/11/2012 | 53 | ||
| Living | 05/03/1947 | 79 | — | 32 | ||
| Deceased | 07/03/1940 | 85 | 22/07/2025 | 39 | ||
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| Deceased | 09/05/1927 | 85 | 16/11/2012 | 52 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 13/03/1927 | 99 | — | 52 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 25/08/1925 | 101 | — | 54 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 17/01/1927 | 99 | — | 52 | ||
| Deceased | 13/08/1964 | 37 | 18/07/2002 | 15 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deceased | 17/11/1935 | 83 | 13/03/2019 | 44 | ||
| Living | 28/12/1938 | 87 | — | 41 | ||
| Deceased | 30/04/1946 | 75 | 10/10/2021 | 33 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 28/11/1951 | 74 | — | 28 | ||
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| Deceased | 17/01/1917 | 89 | 04/02/2006 | 62 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 31/10/1954 | 71 | — | 25 | ||
 Tatsuo Matsumura Reikichi | Reikichi | Deceased | 18/12/1914 | 90 | 18/06/2005 | 65 |
 Chishū Ryū Gozen-sama | Gozen-sama | Deceased | 13/05/1904 | 88 | 16/03/1993 | 75 |
 Akira Fuse Kunio | Kunio | Living | 18/12/1947 | 78 | — | 32 |
 Michiyo Kogure Kuniko | Kuniko | Deceased | 31/01/1918 | 72 | 13/06/1990 | 61 |
