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Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)

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Yojimbo

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Director

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  • Akira Kurosawa
    Akira Kurosawa

Writers

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  • Akira Kurosawa
    Akira Kurosawa
    story
  • Akira Kurosawa
    Akira Kurosawa
    screenplay &
  • Ryûzô Kikushima
    Ryûzô Kikushima
    screenplay

Cast

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(in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
  • Toshirô Mifune in Seven Samurai (1954)
    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    Sanjuro Kuwabatake
    /The Samurai
  • Tatsuya Nakadai in The Sword of Doom (1966)
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Unosuke - Gunfighter
  • Yôko Tsukasa in The End of Summer (1961)
    Yôko Tsukasa
    Yôko Tsukasa
    Nui
  • Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)
    Isuzu Yamada
    Isuzu Yamada
    Orin
  • Daisuke Katô in Early Spring (1956)
    Daisuke Katô
    Daisuke Katô
    Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother
  • Seizaburô Kawazu in New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    Seibê - Brothel Operator
  • Takashi Shimura in Ikiru (1952)
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    Tokuemon - Sake Brewer
  • Hiroshi Tachikawa
    Hiroshi Tachikawa
    Yoichiro
  • Yôsuke Natsuki in Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
    Yôsuke Natsuki
    Yôsuke Natsuki
    Kohei's Son
  • Eijirô Tôno in The Lower Depths (1957)
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    Gonji - Tavern Keeper
  • Kamatari Fujiwara in The Lower Depths (1957)
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Tazaemon
  • Ikio Sawamura in Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
    Ikio Sawamura
    Ikio Sawamura
    Hansuke
  • Atsushi Watanabe
    Atsushi Watanabe
    The Cooper - Coffin-Maker
  • Susumu Fujita in Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
    Susumu Fujita
    Susumu Fujita
    Homma - Instructor Who Skips Town
  • Kyû Sazanka in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
    Kyû Sazanka
    Kyû Sazanka
    Ushitora
  • Kô Nishimura in Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
    Kô Nishimura
    Kô Nishimura
    Kuma
  • Takeshi Katô in Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
    Takeshi Katô
    Takeshi Katô
    Ronin Kobuhachi
  • Ichirô Nakatani
    Ichirô Nakatani
    First Samurai
  • Sachio Sakai
    Sachio Sakai
    First Foot Soldier
  • Akira Tani
    Akira Tani
    Kame
  • Tsunagorô Rashômon
    Tsunagorô Rashômon
    Kannuki the Giant
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya in Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Kohei
  • Gen Shimizu in Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
    Gen Shimizu
    Gen Shimizu
    Magotaro
  • Toshirô Mifune, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, Takeshi Katô, Tatsuya Nakadai, and Yutaka Sada in High and Low (1963)
    Yutaka Sada
    Yutaka Sada
    Matsukichi
  • Shin Ôtomo in Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
    Shin Ôtomo
    Shin Ôtomo
    Kumosuke
  • Shôichi Hirose and Haruo Nakajima in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
    Shôichi Hirose
    Shôichi Hirose
    Ushitora Follower
  • Hideyo Amamoto in Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
    Hideyo Amamoto
    Hideyo Amamoto
    Yahachi
  • Shôji Ôki
    Shôji Ôki
    Sukeju
  • Fuminori Ôhashi
    Fuminori Ôhashi
    Second Samurai
  • Hiroshi Yoseyama
    Hiroshi Yoseyama
    Farmer
  • Senkichi Ômura
    Senkichi Ômura
    Traveler
  • Noriko Honma in Wife (1953)
    Noriko Honma
    Noriko Honma
    Farmer's Ex-wife
  • Ryusuke Nishio
    Ryusuke Nishio
    Seibei Follower
  • Naoya Kusakawa
    Naoya Kusakawa
    Seibei Follower
  • Nadao Kirino
    Nadao Kirino
    Seibei Follower
  • Jun Ôtomo
    Jun Ôtomo
    Seibei Follower
  • Shinpei Takagi
    Shinpei Takagi
    Ushitora Follower
  • Akio Kusama
    Akio Kusama
    Ushitora Follower
  • Yasuzô Ogawa
    Yasuzô Ogawa
    Ushitora Follower
  • Hiroshi Takagi
    Hiroshi Takagi
    Ushitora Follower
  • Jun'ichirô Mukai
    Jun'ichirô Mukai
    Seibei Follower
  • Fumiyoshi Kamagaya
    Fumiyoshi Kamagaya
    Seibei Follower
  • Ichirô Chiba
    Ichirô Chiba
    Second Foot Soldier
  • Haruya Sakamoto
    Haruya Sakamoto
    Ushitora Follower
  • Rinsaku Ogata
    Rinsaku Ogata
    Seibei Follower
  • Fumio Kogushi
    Fumio Kogushi
    Ushitora Follower
  • Yoko Terui
    Yoko Terui
    Woman at Seibei's House
  • Hiromi Mineoka
    Hiromi Mineoka
    Woman at Seibei's House
  • Michiko Kawa
    Michiko Kawa
    Woman at Seibei's House
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Jerry Fujio
    Jerry Fujio
    Roku - Samurai Whose Arm Is Cut
    (uncredited)
  • Haruo Nakajima gave his famous "Godzilla attack" pose at Godzilla's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during Monsterpalooza 2011
    Haruo Nakajima
    Haruo Nakajima
    Minor Role
    (uncredited)
  • Mitsuo Tsuda
    Mitsuo Tsuda
    Seibei's Henchman
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Ryûzô Kikushima
    Ryûzô Kikushima
    producer (as Ryuzo Kikushima) (produced by)
  • Akira Kurosawa
    Akira Kurosawa
    producer
  • Tomoyuki Tanaka
    Tomoyuki Tanaka
    producer (produced by)

Composer

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  • Masaru Satô
    Masaru Satô

Cinematographer

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  • Kazuo Miyagawa
    Kazuo Miyagawa

Editor

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  • Akira Kurosawa
    Akira Kurosawa

Production Designer

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  • Yoshirô Muraki
    Yoshirô Muraki

Costume Designer

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  • Yoshirô Muraki
    Yoshirô Muraki

Makeup Department

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  • Yoshiko Matsumoto
    Yoshiko Matsumoto
    hair stylist
  • Junjirô Yamada
    Junjirô Yamada
    hair stylist

Production Manager

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  • Hiroshi Nezu
    Hiroshi Nezu
    production supervisor

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Masanobu Deme
    Masanobu Deme
    assistant director
  • Shirô Moritani
    Shirô Moritani
    chief assistant director

Art Department

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  • Kôichi Hamamura
    Kôichi Hamamura
    property master
  • Yoshifumi Honda
    Yoshifumi Honda
    assistant art director

Sound Department

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  • Chôshichirô Mikami
    Chôshichirô Mikami
    sound recordist
  • Ichirô Minawa
    Ichirô Minawa
    sound effects editor
  • Masanobu Miyazaki
    Masanobu Miyazaki
    sound recordist
  • Zen Shida
    Zen Shida
    assistant sound
  • Hisashi Shimonaga
    Hisashi Shimonaga
    sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Masao Fukuda
    Masao Fukuda
    still photographer
  • Chôshirô Ishii
    Chôshirô Ishii
    lighting technician
  • Shôji Kaneko
    Shôji Kaneko
    assistant lighting technician
  • Takao Saitô
    Takao Saitô
    assistant camera

Costume Department

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  • Masahiro Katô
    Masahiro Katô
    costumer

Editorial Department

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  • Reiko Kaneko
    Reiko Kaneko
    assistant editor

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Teruyo Nogami
    Teruyo Nogami
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

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  • Ginzo Osumi
    Ginzo Osumi
    transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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  • Hiroshi Kanesu
    Hiroshi Kanesu
    choreographer
  • Ryû Kuze
    Ryû Kuze
    swordplay technique
  • Yoshio Sugino
    Yoshio Sugino
    swordplay instructor
  • Noboru Tanaka
    Noboru Tanaka
    production assistant
  • Carol Vogel
    Carol Vogel
    english version written and directed by (uncredited)
  • Jesse Vogel
    Jesse Vogel
    english version written and directed by (uncredited)
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