Richard Chamberlain
as John Blackthorne (Anjin-san)
Toshirō Mifune
as Yoshi Toranaga
Yoko Shimada
as Lady Toda Buntaro - Mariko
Frankie Sakai
as Kasigi Yabu
John Rhys-Davies
as Vasco Rodrigues
Yuki Meguro
as Omi
Michael Hordern
as Friar Domingo
Hiromi Senno
as Fujiko
Nobuo Kaneko
as Ishido
Hideo Takamatsu
as Lord Buntaro
Vladek Sheybal
as Captain Ferreira
Damien Thomas
as Father Martin Alvito
Alan Badel
as Father Dell'Aqua
George Innes
as Johann Vinck