Directed by
| Akira Kurosawa | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Akira Kurosawa | ... | (writer) |
| Tsuneo Tomita | ... | (novel) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
| Denjirô Ôkôchi | ... | Shogoro Yano | |
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Susumu Fujita | ... | Sanshiro Sugata |
| Yukiko Todoroki | ... | Sayo Murai | |
| Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | ... | Gennosuke Higaki | |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father | |
| Ranko Hanai | ... | Osumi Kodana | |
| Sugisaku Aoyama | ... | Tsunetami Iinuma | |
| Ichirô Sugai | ... | Police Chief Mishima | |
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Yoshio Kosugi | ... | Master Saburo Monma |
| Kokuten Kôdô | ... | Buddhist Priest | |
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Michisaburô Segawa | ... | Hatta (as Michisaburo Segawa) |
| Akitake Kôno | ... | Yoshimaro Dan | |
| Sôji Kiyokawa | ... | Yujiro Toda | |
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Kunio Mita | ... | Kohei Tsuzaki |
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Akira Nakamura | ... | Toranosuke Niizeki |
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Eizaburô Sakauchi | ... | Nemeto |
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Hajime Hikari | ... | Torakichi |
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Ichirô Ryûzaki | ... | Monma's pupil (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Keiji Matsuzaki | ... | producer |
Music by
| Seiichi Suzuki | ||
Cinematography by
| Akira Mimura | ||
Editing by
| Toshio Gotô | ||
| Akira Kurosawa | ||
Art Direction by
| Masao Tozuka | ||
Production Management
| Jin Usami | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Seki Nakamura | ... | assistant director |
| Toshio Sugie | ... | chief assistant director |
Art Department
| Tsukasa Kondo | ... | art crew |
Sound Department
| Tomohisa Higuchi | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Masaki Ônuma | ... | lighting technician |
| Akira Ôtani | ... | still photographer (as Akira Otani) |
Editorial Department
| Toshio Gotô | ... | negative cutter |
Script and Continuity Department
| Yukie Kikuchi | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Keishichi Ishiguro | ... | judo instructor |
| Kinnosuke Sato | ... | judo instructor |
