 | Marlon Brando Major Lloyd Gruver |
 | Patricia Owens Eileen Webster |
 | James Garner Capt. Mike Bailey |
 | Martha Scott Mrs. Webster |
 | Miiko Taka Hana-ogi |
 | Miyoshi Umeki Katsumi |
 | Red Buttons Joe Kelly |
 | Kent Smith Gen. Webster |
 | Douglass Watson Col. Craford |
 | Reiko Kuba Fumiko-san |
 | Soo Yong Terukosan |
 | Ricardo Montalban Nakamura |
 | Dennis Hopper MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Peter Brown Second Military Police (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Kenner G. Kemp General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited) |
| William Meader General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited) |
 | Ralph Moratz Soldier in Washroom (uncredited) |
| Rollin Moriyama Reporter (uncredited) |
| Yvonne Peattie Lady Vice-Consul (uncredited) |
| Phil Rhodes Doctor (uncredited) |
 | Bill Saito Photographer (uncredited) |
 | James Stacy Reporter (uncredited) |
| Audrey Swanson Officer's Wife (uncredited) |
 | Harlan Warde Consul (uncredited) |
 | William Wellman Jr. Stars and Stripes Reporter (uncredited) |
| Directing | |
| Joshua Logan | Director |
Writing | |
| Paul Osborn | Screenplay |
| James Michener | Novel |
Camera | |
| Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
Production | |
| William Goetz | Producer |
Sound | |
| Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
Editing | |
| Philip W. Anderson | Editor |
Art | |
| Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Norma Koch | Costume Design |
Editing | |
| Arthur P. Schmidt | Editor |
Art | |
| Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
Production | |
| Sally Baiano | Casting |
