Toshirō Mifune

as Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Chief Detective Tokura

Kyōko Kagawa

as Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi

as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao Kimura

as Detective Arai

Kenjirō Ishiyama

as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katō

as Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura

as Chief of Investigation Section