Directed by
| Hiroshi Inagaki | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Hideji Hôjô | ... | (play) |
| Hiroshi Inagaki | ||
| Tokuhei Wakao | ||
| Eiji Yoshikawa | ... | (novel) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
| Toshirô Mifune | ... | Musashi Miyamoto (Takezo) | |
| Rentarô Mikuni | ... | Honiden Matahachi | |
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Kurôemon Onoe | ... | Takuan Osho |
| Kaoru Yachigusa | ... | Otsu | |
| Mariko Okada | ... | Akemi | |
| Mitsuko Mito | ... | Oko, Matahachi's wife | |
| Eiko Miyoshi | ... | Osugi, Matahachi's mother | |
| Akihiko Hirata | ... | Seijuro Yoshioka | |
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Kusuo Abe | ... | Temma Tsujikaze |
| Eitarô Ozawa | ... | Terumasa Ikeda (as Sakae Ozawa) | |
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Akira Tani | ... | Kawarano-Gonroku |
| Seijirô Onda | ... | Chief Official | |
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Fumindo Matsuo | ... | Petty Official |
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Masanobu Ôkubo | ... | Petty Official |
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Takuzô Kumagai | ... | Villager |
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Akira Sera | ... | Villager |
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | ... | Villager |
| Yutaka Sada | ... | Soldier | |
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Shigeo Katô | ... | Soldier |
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Jun'ichirô Mukai | ... | Soldier |
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Kiyoshi Kamoda | ... | Roving Warrior |
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Michio Sakurai | ... | Roving Warrior |
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Gorô Sakurai | ... | Roving Warrior |
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Masao Masuda | ... | Woodcutter |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sôjin Kamiyama | |||
| Daisuke Katô | ... | Toji | |
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Kanta Kisaragi | ||
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Yoshio Kosugi | ||
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Akio Kusama | ... | Official (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Robert B. Homel | ... | producer (US version) |
| Kazuo Takimura | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ikuma Dan | ||
Cinematography by
| Jun Yasumoto | ||
Editing by
| Robert B. Homel | ... | (original US version) |
| Eiji Ooi | ... | (as Hideshi Ohi) |
Art Direction by
| Makoto Sono | ||
Production Management
| Hidehisa Kuda | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jun Fukuda | ... | chief assistant director |
Art Department
| Kisaku Itô | ... | consultant |
Sound Department
| Chôshichirô Mikami | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Eiji Tsuburaya | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Shôji Kameyama | ... | lighting technician |
| Shigeru Mori | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
| William Holden | ... | Introduction & voice narrator 1955 Trailer (English version) |
| Minoru Sakamoto | ... | assistant: Robert Homel (US version) / translator: English (US version) |
