Akira Kurosawa	...	(Director)
Akira Kurosawa	...	(Writer)
Akira Terao	...	I
Mitsuko Baishô	...	Mother of 'I'
Toshie Negishi	...	Mother carrying child
Mieko Harada	...	The Snow Fairy
Mitsunori Isaki	...	'I' as a boy
Toshihiko Nakano	...	'I' as a young child
Yoshitaka Zushi	...	Pvt. Noguchi
Hisashi Igawa	...	Nuclear Plant Worker
Chôsuke Ikariya	...	The crying demon
Chishû Ryû	...	Old Man
Martin Scorsese	...	Vincent Van Gogh
Masayuki Yui	...	Member of climbing team
Tessho Yamashita	...
Misato Tate	...
Catherine Cadou	...
Mitsuko Baisho	...	Mother of 'I'
Chosuke Ikariya	...	Crying Demon
Chishu Ryu	...	Old Man
Mieko Suzuki	...	'I's sister
Shû Nakajima	...	Member of climbing team
Sakae Kimura	...	Member of climbing team
Steven Spielberg	...	Executive Producer
Shinichirô Ikebe	...	Original Music Composer
Takao Saitô	...	Director of Photography
Shôji Ueda	...	Director of Photography
Tome Minami	...	Editor

Summary: This is essentially eight separate short films, though with some overlaps in terms of characters and thematic material - chiefly that of man's relationship with his environment. 'Sunshine Through The Rain': a young boy is told not to go out on the day when both weather conditions occur, because that's when the foxes hold their wedding procession, which could have fatal consequences for those who witness it. 'The Peach Orchard': the same young boy encounters the spirits of the peach trees that have been cut down by heartless humans. 'The Blizzard': a team of mountaineers are saved from a blizzard by spiritual intervention. 'The Tunnel': a man encounters the ghosts of an army platoon, whose deaths he was responsible for. 'Crows': an art student encounters 'Vincent Van Gogh' and enters the world of his paintings. 'Mount Fuji in Red': nuclear meltdown threatens the devastation of Japan. 'The Weeping Demon': a portrait of a post-nuclear world populated by human mutations. 'Village of the ...