Cast & Crew

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Writing Credits

Akira Kurosawa
(story)
Akira Kurosawa
(screenplay) &
Ryûzô Kikushima
(screenplay)

Cast

Toshirô Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke - Gunfighter
Yôko Tsukasa
Nui
Isuzu Yamada
Orin
Daisuke Katô
Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother
Seizaburô Kawazu
Seibê - Brothel Operator
Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon - Sake Brewer
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yoichiro
Yôsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son
Eijirô Tôno
Gonji - Tavern Keeper
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tazaemon
Ikio Sawamura
Hansuke
Atsushi Watanabe
The Cooper - Coffin-Maker
Susumu Fujita
Homma - Instructor Who Skips Town
Kyû Sazanka
Ushitora
Kô Nishimura
Kuma
Takeshi Katô
Ronin Kobuhachi
Ichirô Nakatani
First Samurai
Sachio Sakai
First Foot Soldier
Akira Tani
Kame
Tsunagorô Rashômon
Kannuki the Giant
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Kohei
Gen Shimizu
Magotaro
Yutaka Sada
Matsukichi
Shin Ôtomo
Kumosuke
Shôichi Hirose
Ushitora Follower
Hideyo Amamoto
Yahachi
Shôji Ôki
Sukeju
Fuminori Ôhashi
Second Samurai
Hiroshi Yoseyama
Farmer
Senkichi Ômura
Traveler
Noriko Honma
Farmer's Ex-wife
Ryusuke Nishio
Seibei Follower
Naoya Kusakawa
Seibei Follower
Nadao Kirino
Seibei Follower
Jun Ôtomo
Seibei Follower
Shinpei Takagi
Ushitora Follower
Akio Kusama
Ushitora Follower
Yasuzô Ogawa
Ushitora Follower
Hiroshi Takagi
Ushitora Follower
Jun'ichirô Mukai
Seibei Follower
Fumiyoshi Kamagaya
Seibei Follower
Ichirô Chiba
Second Foot Soldier
Haruya Sakamoto
Ushitora Follower
Rinsaku Ogata
Seibei Follower
Fumio Kogushi
Ushitora Follower
Yoko Terui
Woman at Seibei's House
Hiromi Mineoka
Woman at Seibei's House
Michiko Kawa
Woman at Seibei's House
Jerry Fujio
Roku - Samurai Whose Arm Is Cut
Haruo Nakajima
Minor Role
Mitsuo Tsuda
Seibei's Henchman

Produced by

Ryûzô Kikushima
producer (as Ryuzo Kikushima) (produced by)
Akira Kurosawa
producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
producer (produced by)

Music by

Masaru Satô

Cinematography by

Kazuo Miyagawa

Editing by

Akira Kurosawa

Production Design by

Yoshirô Muraki

Costume Design by

Yoshirô Muraki

Makeup Department

Yoshiko Matsumoto
hair stylist
Junjirô Yamada
hair stylist

Production Management

Hiroshi Nezu
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Masanobu Deme
assistant director
Shirô Moritani
chief assistant director

Art Department

Kôichi Hamamura
property master
Yoshifumi Honda
assistant art director

Sound Department

Chôshichirô Mikami
sound recordist
Ichirô Minawa
sound effects editor
Masanobu Miyazaki
sound recordist
Zen Shida
assistant sound
Hisashi Shimonaga
sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

Masao Fukuda
still photographer
Chôshirô Ishii
lighting technician
Shôji Kaneko
assistant lighting technician
Takao Saitô
assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Masahiro Katô
costumer

Editorial Department

Reiko Kaneko
assistant editor

Script and Continuity Department

Teruyo Nogami
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Ginzo Osumi
transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

Hiroshi Kanesu
choreographer
Ryû Kuze
swordplay technique
Yoshio Sugino
swordplay instructor
Noboru Tanaka
production assistant
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