Directed by
Kihachi Okamoto |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
Kihachi Okamoto | ||
Kan Shimozawa | ... | (characters) |
Tetsurô Yoshida |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Shintarô Katsu | ... | Zatoichi | |
Ayako Wakao | ... | Umeno | |
Osamu Takizawa | ... | Yasuke Eboshiya | |
Masakane Yonekura | ... | Boss Masagoro (as Sakatoshi Masakane) | |
Shin Kishida | ... | Kuzuryu | |
Kanjûrô Arashi | ... | Hyoroku | |
Toshiyuki Hosokawa | ... | Sanaemon Goto | |
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Shigeru Kôyama | ... | Jinzaburo Wakiya (as Shigeru Kamiyama) |
Minoru Terada | ... | Yogo | |
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Hideo Sunazuka | ... | Fake Masseur |
Daigo Kusano | ... | Police Officer | |
Fujio Tokita | ... | Blacksmith Tomeyoshi (as Fujio Tsuneda) | |
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Gen Kimura | ||
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Hiroshi Tanaka | ||
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Hiroto Kimura | ||
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Ryutaro Itsumi | ||
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Yûji Hamada | ||
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Kazu Echikawa | ||
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Gen Kuroki | ... | (as Ken Kuroki) |
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Junshiro Araseki | ||
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Yoko Netsuda | ||
Toshirô Mifune | ... | Sassa the yojimbo |
Produced by
Shintarô Katsu | ... | producer |
Music by
Akira Ifukube |
Cinematography by
Kazuo Miyagawa |
Editing by
Toshio Taniguchi |
Art Direction by
Yoshinobu Nishioka |
Production Management
Masanori Shinda | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chûza Nakanishi | ... | chief assistant director |
Akikazu Ota | ... | assistant director |
Haruo Ueda | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Tsuchitarô Hayashi | ... | sound |
Tôru Kurashima | ... | sound effects editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Gengon Nakaoka | ... | lighting technician |
Eiichi Ôtani | ... | still photographer (as Eiichi Ootani) |
Script and Continuity Department
Mitsuko Matsuda | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Shoichi Hattori | ... | administrator |
Toshigi Tomoeda | ... | publicist |