Cast & Crew

Directed by

Hiroshi Inagaki

Writing Credits

Ryûzô Kikushima
(writer)
Toshio Yasumi
(writer)

Cast

Toshirô Mifune
Prince Yamato Takeru
Yôko Tsukasa
Princess Oto Tachibana
Akihiko Hirata
Kibino Takehiko
Kyôko Kagawa
Princess Miyazu
Takashi Shimura
Elder Kumaso
Setsuko Hara
Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
Kumi Mizuno
Azami
Misa Uehara
Princess Kushinada
Kinuyo Tanaka
Princess Yamato
Akira Kubo
Prince Iogi
Akira Takarada
Prince Wakatarashi
Ganjirô Nakamura
Emperor
Eijirô Tôno
Ootomo
Jun Tazaki
Ootomo's Kurohiko
Ken'ichi Enomoto
God of Yaoyorozu
Hideyo Amamoto
Spectator at Gods' Dance
Shizuko Muramatsu
Goddess Izanami
Kichijirô Ueda
Kume's yahara
Akira Sera
Anazuchi
Minosuke Yamada
Okuri of Kunizo
Michiyo Tamaki
Ehime
Haruko Sugimura
Narrator
Kakuko Murata
Obaki's mother
Chieko Nakakita
Tenazuchi
Nobuko Otowa
Goddess of Anenouzume
Ikio Sawamura
Gods of Yaoyorozu
Hajime Izu
Prince Oousu
Bokuzen Hidari
God Amenominaka
Yû Fujiki
Okabi
Ichirô Arishima
Gods of Yaoyorozu
Jun'ichirô Mukai
Moroto
Tadashi Okabe
Resident of Yamato
Kôzô Nomura
Ootomo Makeri
Hisaya Itô
Ootomo Kodate
Kô Mishima
Yakumo
Mitsuo Tsuda
Yamato Soldier
Norihei Miki
Gods of Yaoyorozu
Yoshio Kosugi
Inaba
Keiju Kobayashi
God Amatsumaura
Daisuke Katô
God Fudetama
Takuzô Kumagai
(as Jirô Kumagai)
Haruya Sakamoto
Soldier of Yamato
Hiroyuki Wakita
God Izanagi's son
Kingorô Yanagiya
God of Omoikane
Taro Asahiyo
God of Tachikara
Kôji Tsuruta
Younger Kumaso
Hiroshi Akitsu
Yamato Resident
Kazuo Hinata
Sagami Province Villager
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Yamato Province Resident
Shigeo Katô
Yamato people, Yamato soldiers
Akio Kusama
The God of Takamagahara , a senior Vassal
Keiji Sakakida
Resident of Yamato
Kôichi Satô
Islander
Kamayuki Tsubono
Takamagahara God / Soldier (uncredited)

Produced by

Sanezumi Fujimoto
producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
producer

Music by

Akira Ifukube

Cinematography by

Kazuo Yamada

Editing by

Kazuji Taira

Production Design by

Kisaku Itô
Hiroshi Ueda

Production Management

Katsutaro Kawakami
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Teruo Maru
chief assistant director

Art Department

Teizô Toshimitsu
special effects suit designer

Sound Department

Yoshio Nishikawa
sound
Hisashi Shimonaga
sound

Special Effects by

Hidesaburo Araki
special effects: optical photography (as Shuzaburo Araki)
Eiji Tsuburaya
director of special effects
Akira Watanabe
art director of special effects
Kaimai Eizo
special effects (uncredited)
Keizô Murase
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Hidesaburo Araki
optical photography
Sadamasa Arikawa
director of special effects photography
Kyuichirô Kishida
special effects lighting
Hiroshi Mukoyama
matte process
Sadao Iizuka
visual effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Shoshichi Kojima
lighting technician
Matsuo Yoshizaki
still photographer

Additional Crew

Enjaku Kiyokata
choreographer
All Filters