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 |
