Whistling Drifter (1961) featured a cast of 33 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (40%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kenji Kusumoto, age 97. This film starred Kinya Kitaoji and Hiroki Matsukata.
40% still with us· verified cast19% of full cast · incl. 16 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 40% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast33 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kinya Kitaoji Tsukinowa Gentaro | Tsukinowa Gentaro | Living | 23/02/1943 | 83 | — | 18 |
| Deceased | 23/07/1942 | 74 | 21/01/2017 | 19 | ||
 Hiroko Sakuramachi Shirarika | Shirarika | Living | 16/06/1937 | 89 | — | 24 |
 Minako Paul Maya | Maya | Living | 23/10/1947 | 78 | — | 14 |
Hiroko Yoshikawa Chiaki | Chiaki | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 25/07/1915 | 80 | 28/06/1996 | 46 | ||
| Deceased | 23/05/1905 | 96 | 07/02/2002 | 56 | ||
 Koinosuke Onoe Iwanai | Iwanai | Deceased | 06/07/1933 | 56 | 14/10/1989 | 28 |
 Kunio Kaga Ezoya Jubei | Ezoya Jubei | Deceased | 09/02/1913 | 88 | 07/01/2002 | 48 |
 Jun Usami Kiroan | Kiroan | Deceased | 01/09/1910 | 69 | 09/05/1980 | 51 |
 Ushio Akashi Setana | Setana | Deceased | 11/09/1898 | 88 | 26/11/1986 | 63 |
Jiro Yamazaki Tomurauji | Tomurauji | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 24/11/1926 | 77 | 29/08/2004 | 35 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 29/01/1922 | 104 | — | 39 | ||
| Living | 12/03/1929 | 97 | — | 32 | ||
Tamotsu Tamura Beroki | Beroki | Living | 06/02/1931 | 95 | — | 30 |
Shōsaburō Aihara Ezoya's subordinate | Ezoya's subordinate | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kentaro Ozato Ogari | Ogari | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Minken Karasawa Okotanpe | Okotanpe | Living | 03/01/1937 | 89 | — | 24 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Hachirō Minamoto Ainu chief | Ainu chief | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Heitaro Gori Gold panner | Gold panner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Akira Shioji Gold panner | Gold panner | Deceased | 09/01/1928 | 66 | 29/10/1994 | 33 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 18/02/1919 | 107 | — | 42 | ||
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Kazuo Akatsuki Chirihoi | Chirihoi | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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Midori Kamiya Karudera | Karudera | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hizuru Murasaki Eshika | Eshika | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
