Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and Shizu to marry so that she can remain close to Shinnosuke.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kinuyo TanakaOyû Kayukawa | Oyû Kayukawa |
 Nobuko OtowaShizu | Shizu |
 Yūji HoriShinnosuke Seribashi | Shinnosuke Seribashi |
 Kiyoko HiraiOsumi | Osumi |
| RReiko KongōOtsugi Kayukawa | Otsugi Kayukawa |
 Eijirō YanagiEitaro | Eitaro |
 Eitarō ShindōKusaemon | Kusaemon |
 Kanae KobayashiNanny | Nanny |
| FFumihiko YokoyamaBook-keeper | Book-keeper |
 Jun FujikawaBook-keeper | Book-keeper |
| SSōji ShibataBook-keeper | Book-keeper |
| IInosuke KuharaBoy | Boy |
| YYoshiko FujishiroWaitress | Waitress |
 Shōzō NanbuDoctor | Doctor |
 Midori KomatsuHostess | Hostess |
 Sachiko SomaNot listed | Not listed |
| TTadaoto Kainoshōお茶の師匠 | お茶の師匠 |