Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jerry London

Writing Credits

James Clavell
(novel)
Eric Bercovici

Cast

Richard Chamberlain
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne
Toshirô Mifune
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
Yôko Shimada
Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
Furankî Sakai
Lord Yabu
Alan Badel
Father Dell'Aqua
Damien Thomas
Father Alvito
Michael Hordern
Friar Domingo
Vladek Sheybal
Captain Ferriera
Yûki Meguro
Omi
Noburo Kaneko
Lord Ishido
George Innes
Vinck
Leon Lissek
Father Sebastio
Tôru Abe
Hiromatsu
Anne Bancroft
Narrator
John J. Carney
Ginsel
Masashi Ebara
Suga
Hyôe Enoki
Jirobei
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Galley Captain
Stephen K. Hayes
Ninja
Ian Jentle
Salamon
Yûko Kada
Sazuko
Mika Kitagawa
Kiku
Yoshie Kitsuda
Gyoko
Stewart MacKenzie
Croocq
Ai Matsubara
Rako
Neil McCarthy
Spillbergen
Seiji Miyaguchi
Muraji
Yumiko Morishita
Asa
Yôsuke Natsuki
Zataki
Masumi Okada
Brother Michael
Edward Peel
Pieterzoon
John Rhys-Davies
Vasco Rodrigues
Eric Richard
Maetsukker
Atsuko Sano
Lady Ochiba
Setsuko Sekine
Genjiko
Hiromi Senno
Fujiko
Akira Sera
Old Gardener
William Morgan Sheppard
Specz
Miiko Taka
Kiri
Hideo Takamatsu
Buntaro
Midori Takei
Sono
Shin Takuma
Naga
Steve Ubels
Roper
Orson Welles
Narrator
Rin'ichi Yamamoto
Yoshinaka
Takeshi Ôbayashi
Urano

Produced by

Eric Bercovici
producer
Ben Chapman
associate producer
James Clavell
executive producer
Kerry Feltham
associate producer

Music by

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by

Andrew Laszlo

Editing by

James T. Heckert
Bill Luciano
Donald R. Rode
Jack Tucker
Benjamin A. Weissman
Jerry Young

Casting By

Tatsuhiko Kuroiwa
Maude Spector

Art Direction by

Joseph R. Jennings

Set Decoration by

Tom Pedigo

Costume Design by

Shin Nishida

Makeup Department

Masato Abe
makeup artist

Production Management

Ben Chapman
unit production manager
Shinji Nakagawa
unit production manager: Japan
Keisuke Shinodo
unit production manager: Japan
Kazuo Shizukawa
unit production manager: Japan
Wallace Worsley Jr.
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Phil Cook
first assistant director
Masahiko Okumura
assistant director: Japan
Charles Ziarko
first assistant director

Art Department

Ed Charnock
painter
Al DeGaetano
construction coordinator
Phill Norman
graphic designer
Marty Wunderlich
property master
Shoichi Yasuda
set decorator: Japan
Hideo Yoshioka
construction coordinator: Japan

Sound Department

Howard Beals
sound editor
John Glascock
sound mixer

Special Effects by

Bob Dawson
special effects (as Robert Dawson)

Stunts

Shinpachi Miyama
stunt coordinator: Japanese crew
Glenn R. Wilder
stunt coordinator (as Glenn Wilder)
Stephen K. Hayes
stunt double: John Rhys-Davies (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Chuy Elizondo
camera operator
Ken Johnson
key grip
Vern Matthews
key grip
Sal Orefice
gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Toshiaki Manki
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Maureen O'Connell
assistant editor

Music Department

John La Salandra
music editor
Garry Ulmer
music recordist

Script and Continuity Department

Larry K. Johnson
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Chiho Adachi
consultant / interpreter
Chris Bartlett
foreign production coordinator
Luca Bercovici
dialogue coach
Frank Cardea
production executive
Rosa Gonzalez
assistant production accountant
Banjuro Hemura
consultant / production services
Don Henry
production accountant
J. Steven Hollander
auditor
Fred Ishimoto
special consultant
Anna Mills
assistant: Eric Bercovici
Umeo Minamino
advisor: Jerry London
Chiyo Miyakoshi
script supervisor: Japan
Valerie Nelson
assistant: James Clavell
Phill Norman
title designer
Alicia Rivera Frankl
production accountant (as Alicia Alon)
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