Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Akira Kurosawa | Self | Unowned |
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Sam Shepard | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Paul Scofield | Kurosawa (voice) | Unowned |
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James Coburn | Self | Unowned |
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Clint Eastwood | Self | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Shinobu Hashimoto | Self | Unowned |
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Hiromichi Horikawa | Self | Unowned |
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Kon Ichikawa | Self | Unowned |
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Shuichi Kato | Self | Unowned |
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Masahiko Kumada | Self | Unowned |
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Hisao Kurosawa | Self | Unowned |
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Kazuko Kurosawa | Self | Unowned |
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Machiko Kyō | Self | Unowned |
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George Lucas | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Tatsuya Nakadai | Self | Unowned |
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Teruyo Nogami | Self | Unowned |
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Stephen Prince | Self | Unowned |
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Donald Richie | Self | Unowned |
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Tadao Sato | Self | Unowned |
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Steven Spielberg | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Isuzu Yamada | Self | Unowned |
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Toshirō Mifune | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |