楢山節考

Kinuyo Tanaka

Orin

高橋貞二

Tatsuhei

望月優子

Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi

Matayan

伊藤雄之助

Matayan's son

Ken Mitsuda

Teruyan

Danko Ichikawa

Kesakichi

Keiko Ogasawara

Matsu-yan

Eijirō Tōno

Messenger

Kō Nishimura

One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

Katsuyuki Hattori

Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)

小林十九二

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

織田政雄

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)