"Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior."
Toshirō Mifune
as Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Rentaro Mikuni
as Matahachi
Mariko Okada
as Akemi
Kurôemon Onoe
as Takuan
Kaoru Yachigusa
as Otsu
Mitsuko Mito
as Oko
Eiko Miyoshi
as Osugi
Akihiko Hirata
as Seijuro Yoshioka
Kusuo Abe
as Temma Tsujikaze
Eitarō Ozawa
as Terumasa Ikeda
Seijirô Onda
as Chief Official (uncredited)
Fumindo Matsuo
as Petty Official (uncredited)
Masanobu Ōkubo
Takuzō Kumagai
as Villager (uncredited)
Akira Sera
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Yutaka Sada
as Soldier (uncredited)
Shigeo Katō
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Kiyoshi Kamoda
as Roving Warrior (uncredited)
Michio Sakurai
Gorô Sakurai
Masao Masuda
as Woodcutter (uncredited)
Sôjin Kamiyama
as (uncredited)
Kanta Kisaragi
Yoshio Kosugi
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Ei
Daisuke Katō
as Toji
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Hideji Hōjō
Theatre Play
Hiroshi Inagaki
Writer
Director
Kazuo Takimura
Producer
Eiji Yoshikawa
Novel
Tokuhei Wakao
Chôshichirô Mikami
Sound
Jun Fukuda
Assistant Director
Eiji Ooi
Editor
Jun Yasumoto
Cinematography
Makoto Sono
Art Direction
Ikuma Dan
Music