- Tom Cruise
- Capt. Nathan Algren, Producer
- Ken Watanabe
- Katsumoto
- Timothy Spall
- Simon Graham
- Billy Connolly
- Zebulon Gant
- Tony Goldwyn
- Col. Bagley
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Ujio
- Masato Harada
- Omura
- Koyuki
- Taka
- William Atherton
- Winchester Rep
- Shun Sugata
- Nakao
- Shin Koyamada
- Nobutada
- Scott Wilson
- Ambassador Swanbeck
- Togo Igawa
- Gen. Hasagawa
- Schichinosuke Nakamura
- Emperor Meiji
- Chad Lindberg
- Winchester Rep Assistant
- Ray Godshall
- Convention Hall Attendee
- Masashi Odate
- Omura's companion
- John Koyama
- Omura's bodyguard
- Edward Zwick
- Director, Producer, Writer
- John Logan
- Writer
- Marshall Herskovitz
- Producer, Writer
- Tom Cruise
- Capt. Nathan Algren, Producer
- Tom Engelman
- Producer
- Scott Kroopf
- Producer
- Paula Wagner
- Producer
