Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| EEmiko TakahashiKiku Kawada | Kiku Kawada |
| GGeorge OkunoyamaIsamu Kawada | Isamu Kawada |
 Tanie KitabayashiGrandma Shigeko | Grandma Shigeko |
| KKoji KiyomuraSeijiro | Seijiro |
| AAiko AsahinaKimie | Kimie |
 Kōji MitsuiShopkeeper | Shopkeeper |
 Masao OdaNot listed | Not listed |
 Toshio TakaharaNewspaperman B | Newspaperman B |
 Zeko NakamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Taiji TonoyamaNot listed | Not listed |
 Jun TataraNot listed | Not listed |
 Teruko KishiOkatsu | Okatsu |
 Michiko ArakiNot listed | Not listed |
 Natsuko KaharaMiko | Miko |
 Teruko NagaokaNun | Nun |
 Osamu TakizawaMan with camera | Man with camera |
 Seiji MiyaguchiNot listed | Not listed |
 Masao MishimaNot listed | Not listed |
 Eijirō TōnoPoliceman | Policeman |
 Rentaro MikuniNewspaperman A | Newspaperman A |