Onder andere met: Toshirô Mifune (Sanjuro Kuwabatake/The Samurai), Tatsuya Nakadai (Unosuke, gunfighter), Yôko Tsukasa (Nui), Isuzu Yamada (Orin), Daisuke Katô (Inokichi, Ushitora`s rotund brother), Seizaburô Kawazu (Seibei, brothel operator), Takashi Shimura (Tokuemon), Hiroshi Tachikawa (Yoichiro), Yosuke Natsuki (Kohei`s Son), Eijirô Tono (Gonji, tavern keeper), Kamatari Fujiwara (Tazaemon), Ikio Sawamura (Hansuke), Atsushi Watanabe (The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)), Susumu Fujita (Homma, instructor who skips town), Kyu Sazanka (Ushitora)