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Directed by | |||
| Akira Kurosawa | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Akira Kurosawa | (story) | |
| Akira Kurosawa | (screenplay) & | |
| Ryûzô Kikushima | (screenplay) | |
| 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 | ... | Seibei, brothel operator | |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | Tokuemon, sake brewer | |
| Hiroshi Tachikawa | ... | Yoichiro | |
| Yosuke 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 Nakaya | ... | First Samurai | |
| Sachio Sakai | ... | First Foot Soldier | |
| Akira Tani | ... | Kame | |
| Namigoro Rashomon | ... | Kannuki the giant | |
| Yoshio Tsuchiya | ... | Kohei | |
| Gen Shimizu | ... | Magotaro | |
| Yutaka Sada | ... | Matsukichi | |
| Shin Otomo | ... | Kumosuke | |
| Shoichi Hirose | ... | Ushitora Follower | |
| Eisei Amamoto | ... | Yahachi | |
| Shôji Oki | ... | Sukeju | |
| Fuminori Ohashi | ... | Second Samurai | |
| Hiroshi Yoseyama | ... | Farmer | |
| Senkichi Ômura | ... | Traveler | |
| Fumiko 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 | |
| Yasuzo Ogawa | ... | Ushitora Follower | |
| Hiroshi Takagi | ... | Ushitora Follower | |
| Junichirô 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 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Takuzo Kumagaya | (as Jirô Kumagai) | ||
| Jerry Fujio | ... | Roku, samurai whose arm is cut (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Ryûzô Kikushima | .... | executive producer | |
| Akira Kurosawa | .... | producer | |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Masaru Satô | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kazuo Miyagawa | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Akira Kurosawa | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Yoshirô Muraki | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Yoshirô Muraki | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Yoshiko Matsumoto | .... | hair stylist | |
| Junjiro 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 | |||
| Koichi Hamamura | .... | property master | |
| Yoshifumi Honda | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Choshichiro Mikami | .... | sound recordist | |
| Ichirô Minawa | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Masanobu Miyazaki | .... | sound mixer | |
| Zen Shida | .... | assistant sound | |
| Hisashi Shimonaga | .... | sound recordist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Masao Fukuda | .... | still photographer | |
| Choshiro 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 | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Ginzo Osumi | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Hiroshi Kanesu | .... | choreographer | |
| Ryu Kuze | .... | swordplay technique | |
| Teruyo Nogami | .... | script supervisor | |
| Yoshio Sugino | .... | swordplay instructor | |
| Company credits | Technical specifications | Main details |