Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) featured a cast of 28 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (42%) are still alive today and 11 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Ichirō Yamamoto, age 94. This film starred Shintarō Katsu and Jimmy Wang Yu.
42% still with us· verified cast30% of full cast · incl. 8 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 42% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 77.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast28 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shintarō Katsu Zatoichi | Zatoichi | Deceased | 29/11/1931 | 65 | 21/06/1997 | 40 |
 Jimmy Wang Yu Wang Kang | Wang Kang | Deceased | 28/03/1944 | 78 | 05/04/2022 | 27 |
 Yuko Hama Osen | Osen | Living | 31/10/1935 | 90 | — | 36 |
Michie Terada Oyone | Oyone | Living | 27/11/1942 | 83 | — | 29 |
 Kōji Nanbara Kakuzen | Kakuzen | Deceased | 07/06/1927 | 74 | 20/12/2001 | 44 |
 Tōru Abe Boss Toubei | Boss Toubei | Deceased | 28/03/1917 | 76 | 18/07/1993 | 54 |
 Shinsuke Minami Hanoichi | Hanoichi | Deceased | 28/06/1930 | 52 | 08/12/1982 | 41 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sen | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 22/02/1937 | 89 | — | 34 | ||
| Deceased | 25/11/1931 | 79 | 14/11/2011 | 40 | ||
| Deceased | 18/10/1911 | 89 | 07/03/2001 | 60 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 24/11/1904 | 121 | — | 67 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Shirō Itō Stooge | Stooge | Living | 15/06/1937 | 89 | — | 34 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Jun Katsumura Toubei yakuza | Toubei yakuza | Deceased | 11/04/1937 | 87 | 19/07/2024 | 34 |
 Kanae Kobayashi Shige | Shige | Deceased | 07/03/1907 | 94 | 08/09/2001 | 64 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 31/01/1938 | 88 | — | 33 | ||
| Deceased | 30/01/1898 | 88 | 28/12/1986 | 73 | ||
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 Kyōichi Satō Yakuza | Yakuza | Living | 29/12/1936 | 89 | — | 35 |
| Living | 25/02/1932 | 94 | — | 39 | ||
| Living | 29/11/1939 | 86 | — | 32 | ||
| Deceased | 19/12/1935 | 75 | 01/03/2011 | 36 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — |
