Based on Haruko Ōta's memoir.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sayuri YoshinagaMachiko Kita | Machiko Kita |
 Shinsuke AshidaShinichiro Taniyama | Shinichiro Taniyama |
 Tanie KitabayashiTsuru | Tsuru |
| KKen MitsudaTsuda | Tsuda |
 Sanae TakasugiChika Taniyama | Chika Taniyama |
 Asao KoikeJournalist | Journalist |
 Shin KishidaKeiji Taniyama | Keiji Taniyama |
 Kazuo DanSelf | Self |
| MMichiko SasamoriYasuko Okami | Yasuko Okami |
| NNaoko FujitaMasako Tsuda | Masako Tsuda |
| 日日色恵Teijirō Tanaka | Teijirō Tanaka |
| KKyosuke AiharaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKeiko FujitaChiyo | Chiyo |
| BBumon KaharaYasuko's father | Yasuko's father |
| TToshizō KudōNot listed | Not listed |
| SShuntaro TamamuraNot listed | Not listed |
| YYū HiroseNot listed | Not listed |
| MMasuyo SuzumuraOtatsu | Otatsu |
| TToshiko SuzukiNot listed | Not listed |
 Chigusa TakayamaNot listed | Not listed |
| CChiyoko ShimizuMaid | Maid |
| MMakiko FukamachiYasuko's mother | Yasuko's mother |
| MMichihiro ArimuraNot listed | Not listed |
| MMao TsunodaNot listed | Not listed |
| 野野田聰子Machiko, as elementary school sturent | Machiko, as elementary school sturent |
 Michiyo AratamaKazuko Kita | Kazuko Kita |