Cast 30
Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke Ryū
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Lady Sue
Mansai Nomura
Tsurumaru
Hisashi Igawa
Shuri Kurogane
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Kyoami
Masayuki Yui
Tango Hirayama
Kazuo Katô
Kageyu Ikoma
Norio Matsui
Shumenosuke Ogura
Toshiya Ito
Mondo Naganuma
Heihachiro Suzuki
Fujimaki's General
Kenji Kodama
Samon Shirane
Haruko Tōgō
Kaede's lady in waiting
Reiko Nanjo
Hideota's concubine
Tokie Kanda
Sue's lady in waiting
Sawako Kochi
Hidetora's concubine
Kumeko Otowa
Sue's lady in waiting
Takeshi Katō
Koyota Hatakeyama
Jun Tazaki
Seiji Ayabe
Hitoshi Ueki
Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Satoru Fukasaku
(uncredited)
Susumu Terajima
Foot soldier (uncredited)
Directing 6
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Bernard Cohn
Assistant Director
Ishirō Honda
Assistant Director
Takashi Koizumi
Assistant Director
Okihiro Yoneda
Assistant Director
Ichiro Yamamoto
Assistant Director
Writing 4
Production 15
Masato Hara
Producer
Serge Silberman
Producer
Katsumi Furukawa
Executive Producer
Hisao Kurosawa
Associate Producer
Satoru Iseki
Production Manager
Masayuki Motomochi
Unit Production Manager
Teruyo Nogami
Production Manager
Ulrich Picard
Production Manager
Tsutomu Sakurai
Unit Production Manager
Takashi Ōhashi
Production Manager
Hisao Kurosawa
Production Coordinator
Seikichi Iizumi
Production Manager
Masahiko Kumada
Production Assistant
Takeo Suga
Accountant
Sound 10
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Jean-Marc Lentretien
Sound mixer
Claude Villand
Production Sound Mixer
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Recordist
Takayuki Goto
Sound Assistant
Sôichi Inoue
Sound Assistant
Takenori Misawa
Sound Assistant
Hideo Takeichi
Sound Assistant
Shotaro Yoshida
Sound Recordist
Hiroyuki Iwaki
Conductor
Camera 13
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Daizaburo Harada
Still Photographer
Takeo Suga
Assistant Camera
Noburu Asono
Assistant Camera
Hidehiro Igarashi
Assistant Camera
Nobuyuki Kitô
Assistant Camera
Kosuke Matsushima
Assistant Camera
Masakazu Oka
Assistant Camera
Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Assistant Camera
Suzuki Mamoru
Assistant Camera
Shigeo Suzuki
Assistant Camera
Editing 4
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Hideto Aga
Assistant Editor
Hajime Ishihara
Assistant Editor
Ryûsuke Ôtsubo
Assistant Editor
Art 8
Shinobu Muraki
Production Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Akira Kurosawa
Storyboard Artist
Jiro Hirai
Set Decoration
Mitsuyuki Kimura
Set Decoration
Yasuyoshi Ototake
Set Decoration
Tsuneo Shimura
Set Decoration
Osumi Tousho
Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up 11
Shohichiro Meda
Makeup Artist
Chihako Naito
Makeup Artist
Noriko Takamizawa
Makeup Artist
Tameyuki Aimi
Makeup Artist
Yoshiko Matsumoto
Hairstylist
Noriko Sato
Hairstylist
Shoshichiro Ueda
Makeup Artist
Akira Fukuda
Wardrobe Assistant
Kazuko Numata
Wardrobe Assistant
Noriko Taguchi
Wardrobe Assistant
Lighting 9
Takeji Sano
Gaffer
Makoto Sano
Electrician
Koji Choya
Electrician
Yoshio Iyama
Electrician
Koichi Kamata
Electrician
Mutsuo Komine
Electrician
Yuichi Oyama
Electrician
Tetsuo Sawada
Electrician
Shintaro Tazaki
Electrician