Characters played by Masakazu Tamura
Ogami Itto
Characters played by Tatsuya Nakadai
Yagyu Retsudo
Characters played by Yushi Shoda
Daigoro
son of Ogami Itto
Characters played by Shiho Fujimura
Wife of the Chamberlain
Characters played by Isao Hashizume
Yagyu Bizen
Retsudo's younger brother
Characters played by Kimiko Ikegami
Yagyu Chizuro
Characters played by Renji Ishibashi
Matsudaira
Ogami Itto's Tea Master
Characters played by Shima Iwashita
Abandoned woman bearing a daughter
Characters played by Chôichirô Kawarasaki
Chamberlain giving shelter to Ogami Itto
Characters played by Yûko Kotegawa
Azami Ogami
wife of Ogami Itto
Characters played by Tôru Masuoka
Yagyu Kurando
Ogami Itto's opponent in river duel
Characters played by Kunie Tanaka
Buddhist Priest
Characters played by Mayumi Wakamura
Yagyu Nanao