Filmmakers
Above the lineAK
Director
Akira Kurosawa
RK
Screenplay
Ryuzo Kikushima
AK
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
KM
Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
AK
Editing
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
MS
Music
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
YM
Production Design
Yoshirō Muraki
YM
Costume Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Cast
51TM
Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
TN
Tatsuya Nakadai
Unosuke, gunfighter
YT
Yōko Tsukasa
Nui
IY
Isuzu Yamada
Orin
DK
Daisuke Katō
Inokichi
SK
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seibê - brothel operator
TS
Takashi Shimura
Tokuemon, sake brewer
HT
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Yoichiro
YN
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kohei's Son
ET
Eijirō Tōno
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
KF
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tazaemon
IS
Ikio Sawamura
Hansuke
AW
Atsushi Watanabe
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
SF
Susumu Fujita
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
KS
Kyū Sazanka
Ushitora
KN
Kō Nishimura
Kuma
TK
Takeshi Katō
Ronin Kobuhachi
IN
Ichirō Nakatani
First Samurai
SS
Sachio Sakai
First Foot Soldier
AT
Akira Tani
Kame
NR
Namigoro Rashomon
Kannuki the Giant
YT
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Kohei
GS
Gen Shimizu
Magotaro
JF
Jerry Fujio
Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
YS
Yutaka Sada
Matsukichi
ST
Shin Ōtomo
Kumosuke
SH
Shōichi Hirose
Ushitora Follower
HA
Hideyo Amamoto
Yahachi
SK
Shōji Ōki
Sukeju
FH
Fuminori Ōhashi
Second Samurai
HK
Hiroshi Kiyama
Farmer
SM
Senkichi Ōmura
Traveler
NH
Noriko Honma
Farmer's Ex-wife
RN
Ryusuke Nishio
Seibei Follower
NK
Naoya Kusakawa
Seibei Follower
NK
Nadao Kirino
Seibei Follower
MT
Mitsuo Tsuda
ST
Shinpei Takagi
Ushitora Follower
JT
Jun Ōtomo
Seibei Follower
AK
Akio Kusama
Ushitora Follower
YO
Yasuzō Ogawa
Ushitora Follower
HT
Hiroshi Takagi
Ushitora Follower
JM
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Seibei Follower
TK
Takuzō Kumagai
IC
Ichirō Chiba
Second Foot Soldier
HS
Haruya Sakamoto
Ushitora Follower
RO
Rinsaku Ogata
Seibei Follower
TO
Takeo Ogushi
Ushitora Follower
YT
Yoko Terui
Woman at Seibei's House
HM
Hiromi Mineoka
Woman at Seibei's House
MK
Michiko Kawa
Woman at Seibei's House
Departments
20Production
- Ryuzo KikushimaExecutive Producer
- Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive Producer
- Akira KurosawaProducer
- Hiroshi NezuProduction Supervisor
Camera
- Takao SaitōFirst Assistant Camera
- Daisaku KimuraFocus Puller
Sound
- Ichirô MinawaSound Effects Editor
- Masanobu MiyazakiSound Mixer
- Chôshichirô MikamiSound Recordist
- Hisashi ShimonagaSound Recordist
Art
- Yoshifumi HondaAssistant Art Director
- Kôichi HamamuraProperty Master
Costume & Make-Up
- Yoshiko MatsumotoHairstylist
- Junjirō YamadaHairstylist
Editing
- Reiko KanekoEditorial Production Assistant
Lighting
- Chōshirō IshiiLighting Technician
Crew
- Ryū KuzeChoreographer
Directing
- Shirō MoritaniAssistant Director
- Masanobu DemeAssistant Director
- Teruyo NogamiScript Supervisor