Webbing retractor

A webbing retractor (10) for an elongated, strip-shaped webbing belt (28) used for application to a body of a vehicle occupant riding in a vehicle, the webbing retractor comprising: a frame (12) in which a pair of leg plates (16, 18), which are disposed so as to face one another, are connected by a back plate (14) so as to be integral; a spool (20), which is disposed between the pair of leg plates (16, 18) and held directly or indirectly to the frame (12) so as to be rotatable around an axis, one end of the webbing belt (28) being anchored to the spool (20), the spool (20) being for winding of the webbing belt (28) therearound; a driving mechanism (60), which is disposed between the pair of leg plates (16, 18) and has an output shaft (62) and which is for rotating the spool (20) in at least a take-up direction by driving the output shaft (62) to rotate in a predetermined direction; and a clutch (90) disposed between the pair of leg plates (16, 18), and mechanically interposed between the output shaft (62) and the spool (20), and transmitting rotation of the output shaft (62) to the spool (20).