In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Eiji FunakoshiTamura | Tamura |
 Osamu TakizawaYasuda | Yasuda |
 Mickey CurtisNagamatsu | Nagamatsu |
 Hikaru HoshiSoldier | Soldier |
 Mantarō UshioSergeant | Sergeant |
 Masaya TsukidaSoldier | Soldier |
 Koh SugitaSoldier | Soldier |
 Yoshihiro HamaguchiOfficer | Officer |
 Tatsuya IshiguroUnshaven Army Doctor | Unshaven Army Doctor |
 Yoshio InabaSquad Leader | Squad Leader |
 Jun HamamuraDeranged Officer | Deranged Officer |
 Asao SanoSoldier | Soldier |
 Shin DateSquad Leader | Squad Leader |
| KKōichi ItōArmy Surgeon | Army Surgeon |
| KKisao TobitaSoldier | Soldier |
| OOsamu ŌkawaSoldier | Soldier |
 Manabu MoritaGuard | Guard |
 Sho NatsukiSoldier | Soldier |
| KKyōsuke ShihoSoldier | Soldier |
 Yūzō HayakawaSoldier | Soldier |
 Shizuo ChūjōSoldier | Soldier |
| TTōru KonokiSoldier | Soldier |
| TTetsurō TakeuchiSoldier | Soldier |
| KKeiichi HosokawaGuard | Guard |
| FFujio YonezawaDead Soldier | Dead Soldier |
| SShunji TsudaGuard | Guard |
| MMasatoki SasakiNot listed | Not listed |
 Yoshio TakeeNot listed | Not listed |
| TToshio MōriNot listed | Not listed |
| OOsamu KawaiNot listed | Not listed |