| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dewald Aukema | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Adam Low | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Akira Kurosawa | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Clint Eastwood | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Donald Richie | Cast | Actor | Self |
 George Lucas | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Hiromichi Horikawa | Cast | Actor | Self |
Hisao Kurosawa | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Isuzu Yamada | Cast | Actress | Self |
 James Coburn | Cast | Actor | Self |
Kazuko Kurosawa | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Kon Ichikawa | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Machiko Kyō | Cast | Actress | Self |
Masahiko Kumada | Cast | Self | |
 Paul Scofield | Cast | Actor | Kurosawa (voice) |
 Sam Shepard | Cast | Actor | Narrator (voice) |
 Shinobu Hashimoto | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Steven Spielberg | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Tatsuya Nakadai | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Teruyo Nogami | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Toshirō Mifune | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Shuichi Kato | Cast | Actor | Self |
Stephen Prince | Cast | Self | |
Tadao Sato | Cast | Self | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
