Toshirō Mifune character Musashi Miyamoto
Rentaro Mikuni character Matahachi
Mariko Okada character Akemi
Kuroemon Onoe character Takuan
Kaoru Yachigusa character Otsu
Mitsuko Mito character Oko
Eiko Miyoshi character Osugi (uncredited)
Akihiko Hirata character Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Kusuo Abe character Temma Tsujikaze (uncredited)
Eitarō Ozawa character Terumasa Ikeda (uncredited)
Akira Tani character Kawarano-Gonroku (uncredited)
Seijirô Onda character Chief Official (uncredited)
Fumindo Matsuo character Petty Official (uncredited)
Masanobu Ôkubo character Petty Official (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai character Villager (uncredited)
Akira Sera character Villager (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi character Villager (uncredited)
Yutaka Sada character Soldier (uncredited)
Shigeo Katô character Soldier (uncredited)
Jun'ichirō Mukai character Soldier (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Kamoda character Roving Warrior (uncredited)
Michio Sakurai character Roving Warrior (uncredited)
Gorô Sakurai character Roving Warrior (uncredited)
Masao Masuda character Woodcutter (uncredited)
Sôjin Kamiyama character (uncredited)
Daisuke Katō character Toji (uncredited)
Kanta Kisaragi character (uncredited)
Yoshio Kosugi character (uncredited)
Jitsuko Yoshimura character Ei (uncredited)
