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 | |
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 | |
Kusuo Abe | ... | Temma Tsujikaze | |
Eitarô Ozawa | ... | Terumasa Ikeda (as Sakae Ozawa) | |
Akira Tani | ... | Kawarano-Gonroku | |
Seijirô Onda | ... | Chief Official | |
Fumindo Matsuo | ... | Petty Official | |
Masanobu Ôkubo | ... | Petty Official | |
Takuzô Kumagai | ... | Villager | |
Akira Sera | ... | Villager | |
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | ... | Villager | |
Yutaka Sada | ... | Soldier | |
Shigeo Katô | ... | Soldier | |
Jun'ichirô Mukai | ... | Soldier | |
Kiyoshi Kamoda | ... | Roving Warrior | |
Michio Sakurai | ... | Roving Warrior | |
Gorô Sakurai | ... | Roving Warrior | |
Masao Masuda | ... | Woodcutter | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Sôjin Kamiyama | |||
Daisuke Katô | ... | Toji | |
Kanta Kisaragi | |||
Yoshio Kosugi | |||
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) |