| Tomisaburô Wakayama | ... | Ogami Itto | |
| Kayo Matsuo | ... | Yagyu Sayaka | |
| Akiji Kobayashi | ... | Benma Hidari, Master of Death #1 | |
| Minoru Oki | ... | Tenma Hidari, Master of Death #2 | |
| Shin Kishida | ... | Kuruma Hidari, Master of Death #3 | |
| Shogen Nitta | ... | Sayaka Assasin | |
| Takashi Ebata | ... | Sayaka Assasin (as Kanji Ebata) | |
| Katsuhei Matsumoto | |||
| Akihiro Tomikawa | ... | Daigoro | |
| Izumi Ayukawa | ... | Ozunu | |
| Kôji Kobayashi | ... | Narrator | |
| Maki Mizuhara | ... | Hirano Ichirobel | |
| Ima Masaki | ... | Ninja | |
| Reiko Kasahara | ... | Azani | |
| Yuriko Nishima | |||
| Yukari Wakayama | |||
| Michie Azuma | |||
| Tadashi Hiraizumi | |||
| Yashiro Minakami | |||
| Ichirô Yamamoto | |||
| Yûzaburô Sakaguchi | (as Toru Sakaguchi) | ||
| Shintarô Nanjô | |||
| Hinode Nishikawa | |||
| Etsujiro Yamaoka | |||
| Takuya Kitano | ... | Junai | |
| Seishirô Hara | |||
| Akira Hiresna | |||
| Toshio Kitajewa | |||
| Seiji Ikeda | |||
| Mordaka Iwao | |||
| Kenji Damizu | |||
| Yuutaroo Ban | |||
| Juin Fujiamo | |||
| Kazuo Mortuchi | |||
| Juniro Nizaj | |||
| Yashiaitae Shimomora | |||
| Orie Satô | |||
| Minsko Takagi | |||
| Chiako Furubayeshi |
Directed by | |||
| Kenji Misumi | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Kazuo Koike | (story) and | |
| Goseki Kojima | (story) | |
| Kazuo Koike | ||
Produced by | |||
| Shintarô Katsu | .... | producer | |
| Hisaharu Matsubara | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hideaki Sakurai | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Chishi Makiura | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Toshio Taniguchi | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Akira Naitô | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Yoshio Ueno | |||
Production Management | |||
| Kaishu Nagaoka | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Toshihiro Inagaki | .... | assistant director | |
| Senro Kobayashi | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Kazuo Maki | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tsuchitaro Hayashi | .... | sound recordist | |
| Yoo Kurajima | .... | sound effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Miwa Horishi | .... | lighting technician | |
Other crew | |||
| Eiichi Kusumoto | .... | fight choreographer | |
| Mitsuko Matsuda | .... | script supervisor | |
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It was this film that converted me to the joys of blood spattered gory Japanese epics. The action is amazing - each fight scene a gem. The main characters take everything so calmly that I began to see Blues Brothers-esque deadpan humour in some of the more gruesome sequences. Watch this film with your friends so you can all scream at the TV each time a fight kicks in. It worked for me.