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Directed by
Akira Kurosawa 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Shinobu Hashimoto  writer
Akira Kurosawa  writer
Hideo Oguni  writer

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Takashi Shimura ... Kanji Watanabe
Shinichi Himori ... Kimura
Haruo Tanaka ... Sakai
Minoru Chiaki ... Noguchi
Miki Odagiri ... Toyo Odagiri, employee
Bokuzen Hidari ... Ohara
Minosuke Yamada ... Subordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari Fujiwara ... Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori ... Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Kaneko ... Mitsuo Watanabe, Kanji's son
Nobuo Nakamura ... Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe ... Patient
Isao Kimura ... Intern
Masao Shimizu ... Doctor
Yûnosuke Itô ... Novelist
Kumeko Urabe ... Tatsu Watanabe, Kiichi's Wife
Kin Sugai ... Housewife
Eiko Miyoshi ... Housewife
Noriko Honma ... Housewife (as Fumiko Honma)
Yatsuko Tan'ami ... Bar Hostess
Yoshie Minami ... The Maid
Kyôko Seki ... Kazue Watanabe, Mitsuo's wife
Kusuo Abe ... City Assemblyman
Tomoo Nagai ... Newspaperman (as Tomo Nagai)
Seiji Miyaguchi ... Yakuza Boss
Daisuke Katô ... Yakuza
Miki Hayashi ... Second Yakuza
Fuyuki Murakami ... Newspaperman
Hirayoshi Aono ... Newspaperman
Junpei Natsuki ... Hand-Washing Cancer Patient
Toranosuke Ogawa ... Park Section Chief
Akira Sera ... Worker in General Affairs
Ichirô Chiba ... Policeman
Akira Tani ... Bar Owner
Yoko Kajima ... Worker in Sewage Section
Haruko Toyama
Mie ... Woman in Dance Hall
Sachio Sakai ... Yakuza
Toshiyuki Ichimura ... Pianist
Harue Kuramoto ... Dancer
Lasa Saya ... Stripper
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Produced by
Sôjirô Motoki .... producer
 
Original Music by
Fumio Hayasaka 
 
Cinematography by
Asakazu Nakai 
 
Production Design by
Takashi Matsuyama 
 
Makeup Department
Sadako Okada .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Teruo Maki .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hisanobu Marubayashi .... chief assistant director
Teruo Maru .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Yoshirô Muraki .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Ichirô Minawa .... sound effects editor
Fumio Yanoguchi .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Shigeru Mori .... lighting technician
Takao Saitô .... assistant camera
Masao Soeda .... still photographer
 
Other crew
Akira Araki .... accountant
Hiromichi Horikawa .... advisor to the director
Teruyo Nogami .... script supervisor
 
Crew believed to be complete

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