Toshirō Mifune character Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Yûzô Kayama character Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Tsutomu Yamazaki character Sahachi
Reiko Dan character Osugi
Miyuki Kuwano character Onaka
Kyōko Kagawa character Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Tatsuyoshi Ehara character Genzô Tsugawa
Terumi Niki character Otoyo
Akemi Negishi character Okuni
Yoshitaka Zushi character Chobo
Yoshio Tsuchiya character Dr. Handayû Mori
Eijirō Tōno character Goheiji
Takashi Shimura character Tokubei Izumiya
Chishū Ryū character Mr. Yasumoto
Haruko Sugimura character Kin, the madam
Kinuyo Tanaka character Madame Yasumoto
Eijirō Yanagi character Madwoman's father
Kōji Mitsui character Heikichi
Kō Nishimura character Chief retainer
Nobuo Chiba character Matsudaira
Kamatari Fujiwara character Rokusuke
Ken Mitsuda character Genpaku Amano
Yôko Fujiyama character Chigusa, Masae's sister
Yôko Naitô character Masae
Reiko Nanao character Otoku
Imari Tsuji character Okatsu
Akiko Nomura character Ofuku
Sue Mitobe character Otake
Kin Sugai character Choji's Mother
Michiko Araki character Brothel owner
Bokuzen Hidari character Patient A
Atsushi Watanabe character Patient B
Yasuzô Ogawa character Businessman
Yutaka Sada character Resident
Ikio Sawamura character Resident
Noriko Honma character Resident
Miyoko Nakamura character Okoto
Akiko Kazami character Masae's mother
Chisato Aoki character Prostitute
Kyoko Kurisu character Prostitute
Yukiko Yanagishita character Prostitute
Toshiko Fukai character Prostitute
Keiko Tomita character Girl on street
Shôji Ôki character Thug
Shôichi Hirose character Thug
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi character Thug
Masanobu Ôkubo character Choji's Father
Fujio Tokita character Thug
Yasuo Araki character Thug
Hiroshi Tanaka character Thug
Shin Ibuki character Thug
Kanzô Uni character Thug
Hiroto Kimura character Thug
Shu Komoro character Thug
Ryû Kuze character Thug
Susumu Ishikawa character (uncredited)
