The year is 1947, during the war torn period of the Showa era. The story begins when a man, presumed to have been killed in battle, returns home. Who was this man? Before the war, he had a bright future ahead of him as the proficient and popular rakugoka (comedic story-teller), Usagi Morinoya. However, because of an injury sustained during the war, his face is covered in bandages, and he suffers from total amnesia. As if trying to recover his memory, the man only keeps mumbling in a hollow voice his trademark rakugo, "Sokotsunagaya".
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Itsuji ItaoComic Storyteller Morinoga | Comic Storyteller Morinoga |
 Tadanobu AsanoTaro Okamoto | Taro Okamoto |
 Satomi IshiharaYayoi | Yayoi |
 Gin MaedaTenraku Morinoga | Tenraku Morinoga |
 Rokkaku SeijiKinta Morinoga | Kinta Morinoga |
 Tasuku EmotoShotaro Morinoga | Shotaro Morinoga |
 Taro YabeNot listed | Not listed |
 Yasuomi SanoOama Morinoga | Oama Morinoga |
 Shota ChiyoTenjo Morinoga | Tenjo Morinoga |
 Yuichi KimuraPlatoon Leader Hirao | Platoon Leader Hirao |
 Kanji TsudaSoldier Kumakura | Soldier Kumakura |
 Jun KunimuraOwner of Show Place | Owner of Show Place |
 Hiroyuki MiyasakoBunchou Kagura | Bunchou Kagura |
 Houka KinoshitaUtamaro Tsubakiya | Utamaro Tsubakiya |
 Toshie NegishiTakako Okamoto | Takako Okamoto |
 Mitsuru HirataTatsuzo | Tatsuzo |
 Yui MurataNot listed | Not listed |