Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mariko OkadaNoe Ito / Mako Ito | Noe Ito / Mako Ito |
 Toshiyuki HosokawaSakae Osugi | Sakae Osugi |
 Yūko KusunokiItsuko Masaoka | Itsuko Masaoka |
 Etsushi TakahashiJun Tsuji | Jun Tsuji |
 Masako YagiYasuko Hori | Yasuko Hori |
| TTaiko ShinbashiChiyoko | Chiyoko |
 Kazuko InanoAkiko Hiraga | Akiko Hiraga |
| KKinji MatsuedaToshihiko Sakai | Toshihiko Sakai |
| TTakehiko TakagiHiroshi Okumura | Hiroshi Okumura |
 Yoshisada SakaguchiAraya Kimura | Araya Kimura |
| TToshiko IiEiko Sokutai | Eiko Sokutai |
| MMidori TamaiMegumi Taroi | Megumi Taroi |
 Daijirō HaradaKenji Wada | Kenji Wada |
 Kyuzo KawabeMitsuru Unema | Mitsuru Unema |
| KKikuo KaneuchiMasaji Tashiro | Masaji Tashiro |
| KKazunori MiyazakiRickshaw Man | Rickshaw Man |
| KKatsuya KobayashiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKei YoshimizuNot listed | Not listed |
| KKazuko KuiNot listed | Not listed |
| AAtsuko MurataNot listed | Not listed |
| FFumiaki SakabeNot listed | Not listed |
| YYoshihide GotoNot listed | Not listed |