| Keiko Matsuzaka | ... | Konatsu | |
| Morio Kazama | ... | Ginshiro | |
| Mitsuru Hirata | ... | Yasu | |
| Chika Takami | ... | Tomoko | |
| Daijiro Harada | ... | Tachibana | |
| Keizô Kani'e | ... | Film Director | |
| Rei Okamoto | ... | Toku-san | |
| Hyôe Enoki | ... | Tome | |
| Nagare Hagiwara | ... | Yuji | |
| Toshiya Sakai | ... | Makoto | |
| Akihiro Shimizu | |||
| Nijiko Kiyokawa | ... | Yasu's mother | |
| Sonny Chiba | ... | Actor (as Shin'ichi Chiba) | |
| Hiroyuki Sanada | ... | Actor | |
| Etsuko Shihomi | ... | Actress | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Seizô Fukumoto | |||
| Akira Shioji | ... | Yamada | |
Directed by | |||
| Kinji Fukasaku | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Kôhei Tsuka | (play) | |
| Kôhei Tsuka | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Haruki Kadokawa | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Masato Kai | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kiyoshi Kitasaka | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Isamu Ichida | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Akira Takahashi | |||
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A bit player in samurai films does a favor for the hammy star actor by marrying the star's pregnant girlfriend. This movie includes a funny peek at samurai filmmaking. There's a memorable sequence of a filmed samurai battle scene on a staircase and the aftermath.