After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, and wartime upheaval—ultimately forging her own path in pre- and post-WWII Japan.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Setsuko HaraYukie Yagihara | Yukie Yagihara |
 Susumu FujitaRuykichi Noge | Ruykichi Noge |
 Denjirō ŌkōchiProfessor Yagihara | Professor Yagihara |
 Haruko SugimuraMadame Noge | Madame Noge |
 Eiko MiyoshiMadame Yagihara | Madame Yagihara |
 Akitake KōnoItokawa | Itokawa |
 Kokuten KōdōMr. Noge | Mr. Noge |
 Takashi ShimuraPolice Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo | Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo |
 Taizō FukamiMinister of Education | Minister of Education |
 Masao ShimizuProfessor Hakozaki | Professor Hakozaki |
 Haruo TanakaStudent | Student |
| KKazu HikariDetective | Detective |
| YYōji MisakiNot listed | Not listed |
 Hisako HaraItokawa's Mother | Itokawa's Mother |
| SShin TakemuraProsecutor | Prosecutor |
| TTateo KawasakiServant | Servant |
| FFusako FujimaOld Woman | Old Woman |
| SSayuri TanimaLady | Lady |
 Itoko KonoLady | Lady |
 Chieko NakakitaLady | Lady |
| IIchirō ChibaStudent | Student |
| IIsamu YonekuraStudent | Student |
| NNoboru TakagiStudent | Student |
| HHiroshi SanoStudent | Student |