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title: "Yojimbo: cast and crew"
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cast: 51
crew: 28
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# Yojimbo (1961): cast and crew

51 cast and 28 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Toshirō Mifune](https://film.one/person/toshiro-mifune.md) as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
- [Tatsuya Nakadai](https://film.one/person/tatsuya-nakadai.md) as Unosuke, gunfighter
- [Yōko Tsukasa](https://film.one/person/yoko-tsukasa.md) as Nui
- [Isuzu Yamada](https://film.one/person/isuzu-yamada.md) as Orin
- [Daisuke Katō](https://film.one/person/daisuke-kato.md) as Inokichi
- [Seizaburō Kawazu](https://film.one/person/seizaburo-kawazu.md) as Seibê - brothel operator
- [Takashi Shimura](https://film.one/person/takashi-shimura.md) as Tokuemon, sake brewer
- [Hiroshi Tachikawa](https://film.one/person/hiroshi-tachikawa.md) as Yoichiro
- [Yōsuke Natsuki](https://film.one/person/yosuke-natsuki.md) as Kohei's Son
- [Eijirō Tōno](https://film.one/person/eijiro-tono.md) as Gonji, Tavern Keeper
- [Kamatari Fujiwara](https://film.one/person/kamatari-fujiwara.md) as Tazaemon
- [Ikio Sawamura](https://film.one/person/ikio-sawamura.md) as Hansuke
- [Atsushi Watanabe](https://film.one/person/atsushi-watanabe.md) as The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
- Susumu Fujita as Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
- Kyū Sazanka as Ushitora
- Kō Nishimura as Kuma
- [Takeshi Katō](https://film.one/person/takeshi-kato.md) as Ronin Kobuhachi
- [Ichirō Nakatani](https://film.one/person/ichiro-nakatani.md) as First Samurai
- [Sachio Sakai](https://film.one/person/sachio-sakai.md) as First Foot Soldier
- Akira Tani as Kame
- Namigoro Rashomon as Kannuki the Giant
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Kohei
- Gen Shimizu as Magotaro
- Jerry Fujio as Roku - Samurai Whose Arm is Cut
- Yutaka Sada as Matsukichi
- Shin Ōtomo as Kumosuke
- Shōichi Hirose as Ushitora Follower
- Hideyo Amamoto as Yahachi
- Shōji Ōki as Sukeju
- Fuminori Ōhashi as Second Samurai
- Hiroshi Kiyama as Farmer
- Senkichi Ōmura as Traveler
- [Noriko Honma](https://film.one/person/noriko-honma.md) as Farmer's Ex-wife
- Ryusuke Nishio as Seibei Follower
- Naoya Kusakawa as Seibei Follower
- Nadao Kirino as Seibei Follower
- Mitsuo Tsuda
- Shinpei Takagi as Ushitora Follower
- Jun Ōtomo as Seibei Follower
- Akio Kusama as Ushitora Follower
- Yasuzō Ogawa as Ushitora Follower
- Hiroshi Takagi as Ushitora Follower
- Jun'ichirō Mukai as Seibei Follower
- Takuzō Kumagai
- Ichirō Chiba as Second Foot Soldier
- Haruya Sakamoto as Ushitora Follower
- Rinsaku Ogata as Seibei Follower
- Takeo Ogushi as Ushitora Follower
- Yoko Terui as Woman at Seibei's House
- Hiromi Mineoka as Woman at Seibei's House
- Michiko Kawa as Woman at Seibei's House

## Directing

- [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md): Director
- Teruyo Nogami: Script Supervisor
- Masanobu Deme: Assistant Director
- Shirō Moritani: Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md): Screenplay
- [Ryuzo Kikushima](https://film.one/person/ryuzo-kikushima.md): Screenplay

## Production

- [Ryuzo Kikushima](https://film.one/person/ryuzo-kikushima.md): Executive Producer
- [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md): Producer
- [Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://film.one/person/tomoyuki-tanaka.md): Executive Producer
- Hiroshi Nezu: Production Supervisor

## Camera

- [Kazuo Miyagawa](https://film.one/person/kazuo-miyagawa.md): Director of Photography
- [Takao Saitō](https://film.one/person/takao-saito.md): First Assistant Camera
- Daisaku Kimura: Focus Puller

## Editing

- [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md): Editor
- Reiko Kaneko: Editorial Production Assistant

## Sound and music

- [Masaru Satō](https://film.one/person/masaru-sato.md): Original Music Composer
- Ichirô Minawa: Sound Effects Editor
- Masanobu Miyazaki: Sound Mixer
- Chôshichirô Mikami: Sound Recordist
- Hisashi Shimonaga: Sound Recordist

## Art

- [Yoshirō Muraki](https://film.one/person/yoshiro-muraki.md): Production Design
- Yoshifumi Honda: Assistant Art Director
- Kôichi Hamamura: Property Master

## Costume and make-up

- [Yoshirō Muraki](https://film.one/person/yoshiro-muraki.md): Costume Design
- Yoshiko Matsumoto: Hairstylist
- Junjirō Yamada: Hairstylist

## Lighting

- Chōshirō Ishii: Lighting Technician

## Crew

- Ryū Kuze: Choreographer

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