Colin Firth
Eric

Nicole Kidman
Patti

Stellan Skarsgård
Finlay

Jeremy Irvine
Young Eric

Hiroyuki Sanada
Nagase

Tanroh Ishida
Young Nagase

Tom Stokes
Withins

Bryan Probets
Major York

Tom Hobbs
Thorlby

Sam Reid
Young Finlay

Akos Armont
Jackson

Keith Fleming
Removal Man

Ben Aldridge
Baliff

Yutaka Izumihara
Japanese NCO

Micheal Doonan
Doctor Rogers

Peter Tuinstra
Pump Operator

Keiichi Enomoto
Sakamoto

Masa Yamaguchi
Kempai Officer

Ewen Leslie
Captain Thompson

Shinji Ikefuji
Thug Sergeant

Jack McTaggart
Australian Soldier

Therese Bradley
Mother

Byron J. Brochmann
British Trooper POW (uncredited)

Marta Dusseldorp
Memsahib (uncredited)

Charlie Ruedpokanon
Japanese Guard (uncredited)

Kate Rutter
Jean

Inessa Kraft
Nurse