Cast & Crew

Directed by

Shôhei Imamura

Writing Credits

Masuji Ibuse
(novel)
Masuji Ibuse
(short story: "Yôhai taicho")
Shôhei Imamura
(writer) (as Shohei Imamura)
Toshirô Ishidô
(writer)

Cast

Yoshiko Tanaka
Yasuko
Kazuo Kitamura
Shigematsu Shizuma
Etsuko Ichihara
Shigeko Shizuma
Shôichi Ozawa
Shokichi
Norihei Miki
Kotaro
Hisako Hara
Kin
Keisuke Ishida
Yuichi
Masato Yamada
Tatsu
Tamaki Sawa
Woman in Ikemoto-ya
Akiji Kobayashi
Katayama
Kazuko Shirakawa
Old Woman with white flag
Kenjirô Ishimaru
Aono
Mayumi Tateichi
Fumiko of Ikemoto-ya
Toshie Kusunoki
Kane
Reiko Nanao
Rui
Satoshi Iinuma
Takamaru
Toshihiko Miki
Factory Foreman Fujita
Yôhachi Fujii
Cab Driver
Sabu Kawahara
Kanemaru
Sanshô Shinsui
Nojima
Noboru Mitani
Post Office Clerk
Hideji Ôtaki
Dr. Fujita
Isayoshi Yamazaki
Young Yakuza
Mari Kamei
Nurse
Tatsuya Irie
Young Man
Kazue Minami
1st Village Woman
Takaomi Miura
Boy
Hiromi Yasui
2nd Village Woman
Tooru Iwasaki
Nojima's Stepfather
Nobuko Tani
Nojima's Stepmother
Shinichi Hibino
Dr. Ando
Hitomi Ishihara
Woman of Nojima's Family
Tessui Tada
Buddhist Monk
Toshiko Yokota
Woman Throwing Roof Tiles
Yoshiro Hori
Wood Seller
Junko Hori
Woman of Nojima's Family
Tetsuhiko Miyoshi
Takeo Takemaru
Kazuko Kawakami
Takamuru's Second Wife
Junko Takahashi
Woman at Station
Taiji Tonoyama
The Old Priest
Fujio Tokita
40 Year Old Woman with burns
Takashi Miike
Factory Worker
Tomie Ume
Tane - Shokichi's wife

Produced by

Shigeyuki Endô
publicity producer
Hisashi Iino
producer
Shôhei Imamura
executive producer (as Shohei Imamura)
Hiroaki Masubayashi
publicity producer
Toshiya Nomura
publicity producer

Music by

Tôru Takemitsu

Cinematography by

Takashi Kawamata

Editing by

Hajime Okayasu

Art Direction by

Hisao Inagaki

Set Decoration by

Akiyoshi Kanda

Costume Design by

Hidefumi Sueyoshi

Makeup Department

Isao Haruyama
special makeup effects artist
Shigeko Ikawa
makeup artist
Manabu Irisawa
wigs

Production Management

Kunihide Hiramasu
production manager
Mitsuru Igarashi
production supervisor
Yasushi Matsuda
executive in charge of production
Takehisa Mayuzumi
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Nobuaki Itô
assistant director
Takashi Miike
assistant director
Takashi Tsukinoki
first assistant director

Art Department

Katsuhiro Fukuzawa
assistant art director
Yoichi Shimizu
Yuichi's stone carvings
Noriyuki Sugimori
fine arts
Kenichi Tamai
assistant set decorator
Tetsuya Uchida
assistant art director
Atsuo Yamashita
assistant set decorator

Sound Department

Kenichi Benitani
sound
Eiji Hirokawa
sound recordist
Kyôji Kôno
re-recording mixer
Masatoshi Saitô
sound effects
Atsushi Sugiyama
sound recordist
Katsumi Takahashi
sound recordist
Pablo García Hompanera
sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Masatoshi Saitô
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Masashi Chikamori
camera operator
Hisashi Imaizumi
lighting technician
Minori Ishitsuki
still photographer
Yasuo Iwaki
gaffer
Sadahiro Kimura
lighting technician
Yûjirô Miura
lighting technician
Tooru Morishita
lighting technician
Masakazu Oka
camera operator
Junichi Watanabe
camera operator

Editorial Department

Toshihiko Kojima
assistant editor
Hideaki Murai
assistant editor
Yumiko Nakaba
assistant editor
Kazuko Okayasu
negative cutter

Location Management

Michio Kubo
location coordinator

Music Department

Tôru Takemitsu
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Hideko Nakata
continuity

Additional Crew

Catherine Cadou
french adaptation
Yoshiyuki Maejima
stage manager
Mayumi Mitokawa
production desk
Shigeko Ohara
dialect coach
Hirohide Watanabe
title calligrapher
K. Yamasaki
french adaptation

Thanks

Kunio Takeshige
thanks for collaboration
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