Cast and crew
Yojimbo (1961)
51 cast and 28 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast51
Toshirō MifuneSanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
Tatsuya NakadaiUnosuke, gunfighter
Yōko TsukasaNui
Isuzu YamadaOrin
Daisuke KatōInokichi
Seizaburō KawazuSeibê - brothel operator
Takashi ShimuraTokuemon, sake brewer
Hiroshi TachikawaYoichiro
Yōsuke NatsukiKohei's Son
Eijirō TōnoGonji, Tavern Keeper
Kamatari FujiwaraTazaemon
Ikio SawamuraHansuke
Atsushi WatanabeThe Cooper (Coffin-Maker)- Susumu FujitaHomma, Instructor Who Skips Town
- Kyū SazankaUshitora
- Kō NishimuraKuma
Takeshi KatōRonin Kobuhachi
Ichirō NakataniFirst Samurai
Sachio SakaiFirst Foot Soldier- Akira TaniKame
- Namigoro RashomonKannuki the Giant
- Yoshio TsuchiyaKohei
- Gen ShimizuMagotaro
- Jerry FujioRoku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
- Yutaka SadaMatsukichi
- Shin ŌtomoKumosuke
- Shōichi HiroseUshitora Follower
- Hideyo AmamotoYahachi
- Shōji ŌkiSukeju
- Fuminori ŌhashiSecond Samurai
- Hiroshi KiyamaFarmer
- Senkichi ŌmuraTraveler
Noriko HonmaFarmer's Ex-wife- Ryusuke NishioSeibei Follower
- Naoya KusakawaSeibei Follower
- Nadao KirinoSeibei Follower
- Mitsuo Tsuda—
- Shinpei TakagiUshitora Follower
- Jun ŌtomoSeibei Follower
- Akio KusamaUshitora Follower
- Yasuzō OgawaUshitora Follower
- Hiroshi TakagiUshitora Follower
- Jun'ichirō MukaiSeibei Follower
- Takuzō Kumagai—
- Ichirō ChibaSecond Foot Soldier
- Haruya SakamotoUshitora Follower
- Rinsaku OgataSeibei Follower
- Takeo OgushiUshitora Follower
- Yoko TeruiWoman at Seibei's House
- Hiromi MineokaWoman at Seibei's House
- Michiko KawaWoman at Seibei's House
Crew28
Directing
- Akira KurosawaDirector
- Teruyo NogamiScript Supervisor
- Masanobu DemeAssistant Director
- Shirō MoritaniAssistant Director
Writing
- Akira KurosawaScreenplay
- Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay
Production
- Ryuzo KikushimaExecutive Producer
- Akira KurosawaProducer
- Tomoyuki TanakaExecutive Producer
- Hiroshi NezuProduction Supervisor
Camera
- Kazuo MiyagawaDirector of Photography
- Takao SaitōFirst Assistant Camera
- Daisaku KimuraFocus Puller
Editing
- Akira KurosawaEditor
- Reiko KanekoEditorial Production Assistant
Sound and music
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Ichirô MinawaSound Effects Editor
- Masanobu MiyazakiSound Mixer
- Chôshichirô MikamiSound Recordist
- Hisashi ShimonagaSound Recordist
Art
- Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design
- Yoshifumi HondaAssistant Art Director
- Kôichi HamamuraProperty Master
Costume and make-up
- Yoshirō MurakiCostume Design
- Yoshiko MatsumotoHairstylist
- Junjirō YamadaHairstylist
Lighting
- Chōshirō IshiiLighting Technician
Crew
- Ryū KuzeChoreographer