Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren

Ken Watanabe as Moritsugu Katsumoto

Timothy Spall as Simon Graham

Tony Goldwyn as Col. Benjamin Bagley

Hiroyuki Sanada as Ujio

Koyuki as Taka

Shin Koyamada as Nobutada

Billy Connolly as Zebulon Gant

Togo Igawa as General Hasegawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura as Emperor Meiji

Masato Harada as Omura

William Atherton as Winchester Rep

Chad Lindberg as Winchester Rep Assistant

Scott Wilson as Ambassador Swanbeck

Ray Godshall Sr. as Convention Hall Attendee

Masashi Odate as Omura's Companion

John Koyama as Omura's Bodyguard

Satoshi Nikaido as N.C.O.

Shintaro Wada as Young Recruit

Shun Sugata as Nakao

Sosuke Ikematsu as Higen

Aoi Minato as Magojiro

Seizō Fukumoto as Silent Samurai

Shoji Yoshihara as Sword Master

Kosaburo Nomura IV as Kyogen Player #1

Takashi Noguchi as Kyogen Player #2

Noguchi Takayuki as Kyogen Player #3

Sven Toorvald as Omura's Secretary

Yuki Matsuzaki as Soldier in Street #1

Mitsuyuki Oishi as Soldier in Street #2

Jiro Wada as Soldier in Street #3

Hiroshi Watanabe as Guard

Yusuke Myochin as Sword Master's Assistant

Hiroaki Amano as Samurai Ensemble

Kenta Daibo as Samurai Ensemble

Koji Fujii as Samurai Ensemble

Makoto Hashiba as Samurai Ensemble

Shimpei Horinouchi as Samurai Ensemble

Takashi Kora as Samurai Ensemble

Shane Kosugi as Samurai Ensemble

Takeshi Maya as Samurai Ensemble

Seiji Morita as Samurai Ensemble

Lee Murayama as Samurai Ensemble

Takeru Shimizu as Samurai Ensemble

Shinji Suzuki as Samurai Ensemble

Hisao Takeda as Samurai Ensemble

Ryoichiro Yonekura as Samurai Ensemble

Ryoichi Noguchi as Samurai Ensemble