Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook's mate in the galley of a gunboat. But his dream is eventually realized when he is transferred to the new and powerful destroyer Yukikaze which he helped to build. When the Pacific War breaks out Yukikaze performs valiantly in the South Pacific, and while on shore leave, Kida meets and falls in love with Yukiko, younger sister of his commander.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Isamu NagatoYutaro Kida | Yutaro Kida |
 Shima IwashitaYukiko Tejima | Yukiko Tejima |
 Teruo YoshidaNot listed | Not listed |
 Homare SuguroYuji Kida | Yuji Kida |
 Shinichirō MikamiNot listed | Not listed |
 Bunta SugawaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Kōji MatsubaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Kumeko UrabeNot listed | Not listed |
 Kinuko ObataKunie Tejima | Kunie Tejima |
 Shinsuke MikimotoNot listed | Not listed |
 Ken SudoNot listed | Not listed |
 Keijirō MorozumiNot listed | Not listed |
| HHiroshi AoyamaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKen MishimaNot listed | Not listed |
| HHideo HongoNot listed | Not listed |
| YYukari UeharaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kan YanagiyaNot listed | Not listed |
| ZZenichi InagawaNot listed | Not listed |
| SShoji SayamaNot listed | Not listed |
| HHiroyuki WachiNot listed | Not listed |
 Akira YamanouchiNot listed | Not listed |
 Tetsuro TambaNot listed | Not listed |
| TTakayuki AkutagawaNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |