Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Frankenheimer

Writing Credits

Richard Maxwell
(written by) &
John Sayles
(written by)
Ivan Moffat
(uncredited)

Cast

Scott Glenn
Rick
Toshirô Mifune
Yoshida
Donna Kei Benz
Akiko
Atsuo Nakamura
Hideo
Calvin Jung
Ando
Clyde Kusatsu
Go
Sab Shimono
Toshio
Kiyoaki Nagai
Kubo
Kenta Fukasaku
Jiro
Shôgo Shimada
Father of Yoshida
Yoshio Inaba
Instructor
Seiji Miyaguchi
Old Man
Miiko Taka
Yoshida's Wife
Akio Kameda
Boxer
Hisashi Osaka
Knifeman
Yûko Okamoto
T.V. Monitor Girl #1
Tae Matsuda
T.V. Monitor Girl #2
Pat McNamara
Fight Promoter
Pamela Bowman
Girl in Gym
Roy Andrews
Hanger-on
Henry Celis
Jorge
Kazunaga Tsuji
Hashimoto
Kusuo Kita
Thug
Naoto Fujita
Tanaka
Masao Hisanori
Oshima
Ryuji Yamashita
Toshio Yoshida (childhood)
Toshio Chiba
Customs Officer
Minoru Sanada
Porter
Shigehiro Kino
Van's Driver
Katsutoshi Nakayama
Taxi Driver
Masatoshi Ishikawa
Thug's Driver
Eriko Sugita
Woman #1 in Bar
Sôkyû Fujita
Man in Bar
Sanae Nakahara
Cashier
Kanata Uyeno
Waitress

Produced by

Ron Beckman
producer
Lyle Poncher
executive producer
Robert L. Rosen
producer

Music by

Jerry Goldsmith
(music by)

Cinematography by

Kôzô Okazaki

Editing by

John W. Wheeler

Production Design by

Yoshiyuki Ishida

Set Decoration by

Kôichi Hamamura

Costume Design by

Etsuko Yagyu

Makeup Department

Masato Abe
hair stylist
Robert Dawn
makeup artist (as Bob Dawn)
Yukio Ueda
makeup artist

Production Management

Alan Levine
unit production manager: USA
Kijuro Ohta
unit production manager: Japan

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mike Abe
first assistant director
Forrest L. Futrell
second assistant director: second unit
Toshinori Hirayanagi
second assistant director
Hisao Nabeshima
first assistant director
Lindsley Parsons III
first assistant director: second unit
Masaichi Shirai
second assistant director
Etsu Totoku
second assistant director

Art Department

Kyoji Sasaki
property master

Sound Department

David E. Campbell
re-recording mixer
Joseph D. Citarella
re-recording mixer (as Joe D. Citarella)
Jack A. Finlay
looping editor
John Glascock
sound mixer (as John Glasscock)
Robert G. Henderson
supervising sound editor (as Robert Henderson)
Alan Robert Murray
sound editor (as Alan Murray)
John T. Reitz
re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

Roger Hanson
special effects

Stunts

Shigeji Aoki
stunts
Kazuo Arai
stunts
Akiyoshi Arima
stunts
Kazunori Asano
stunts
Masuji Fujiwara
stunts
Michio Harada
stunts
Kan'ichi Hayashi
stunts
Noboru Ishihara
stunts
Tsuneo Ito
stunts
Akira Kato
stunts
Ryû Kuze
stunt coordinator
Haruo Matsuoka
stunts
Toshio Matsushima
stunts
Seiji Nishino
stunts
Hiroshi Oike
stunts
Takashi Okamura
stunts
Kenji Ono
stunts
Mitsuyuki Oshima
stunts
Yoshio Otake
stunts
Masaru Sakurai
stunts
Katsumi Shirono
stunts
Takafumi Tanaka
stunts
Takashi Totsuka
stunts
Yoshifumi Tsuboike
stunts
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
assistant stunt coordinator
Yuichi Yoneda
stunts
Yoshikazu Yoshimoto
stunts
Roku Yoshinaka
stunts
Hiroyuki Yuasa
stunts
Fergus O'Fay
assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Mike Benson
camera operator (as Michael A. Benson)
Koichi Haruta
key grip
Richard Craig Meinardus
first assistant camera (as Richard Meinardus) / first assistant camera
Lowell Peterson
first assistant camera "b" camera
Kazuo Shimomura
gaffer
Don Smetzer
still photographer

Casting Department

Patricia Mock
casting: USA
Hisao Nabeshima
casting: Japan

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Hiroshi Hamazaki
costumes: men
Masatoshi Utsumi
costumes: women

Editorial Department

Steve Polivka
assistant editor

Location Management

Robert Monosmith
location auditor
Toshiro Suzuki
location manager

Music Department

Robert Takagi
music editor (as Bob Takagi)
Robert Adcock
musician: cello (uncredited)
Phil Azelton
music copyist (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Harry Bluestone
musician: violin (uncredited)
Bob Bornstein
music copyist (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Norman Carr
musician: violin (uncredited)
Douglas Davis
musician: cello (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jeff DeRosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson
musician: bass (uncredited)
Julie Eidsvoog
music copyist (uncredited)
Emmett Estren
music copyist (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Carl Fortina
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Harris Goldman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith
conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Gary Gray
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Susan Greenberg
musician: flute (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Boyde Hood
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian
musician: cello (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola (uncredited)
Charlie Loper
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Shelly Manne
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Kazu Matsui
musician: shakuhachi (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Arthur Morton
orchestrator (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld
musician: violin (uncredited)
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
David Newman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Robin Ross
musician: viola (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin
musician: bass (uncredited)
Harry Shlutz
musician: cello (uncredited)
Henry Sigismonti
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin
musician: cello (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick
musician: viola (uncredited)
Robert Sushel
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Milton Thomas
musician: viola (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Don Waldrop
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ken Watson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Graham Young
musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

June Samson
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Lou Dyer
unit publicist
Wai Kwan Hung
production advisor
Ryû Kuze
sword coordinator
Steven Seagal
martial arts coordinator (as Steve Seagal)
Max Whitehouse
assistant: Mr. Frankenheimer
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