Yoshiuki and his older brother Yoshihisa are in school. They live with their mother, who struggles to make ends meet while their father is in the hospital with tuberculosis.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ineko ArimaMother | Mother |
| KKiyoshi HirayamaYoshiyuki | Yoshiyuki |
| JJiro YamazakiYoshihisa | Yoshihisa |
 Tsutomu ShimomotoFather | Father |
| KKikue MōriGrandmother | Grandmother |
 Shinobu AsajiTsuchiya, teacher | Tsuchiya, teacher |
| BBotcha Kawainarrator | narrator |