Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one day at a time.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hajime HanaGengoro Ban | Gengoro Ban |
 Ichirō ArishimaRyokichi Saotome | Ryokichi Saotome |
 Chieko BaishoAiko Kazami | Aiko Kazami |
 Chieko NakakitaKinuko Saotome | Kinuko Saotome |
 Tomoko MayamaFusako Saotome | Fusako Saotome |
 Takashi YamaguchiIchiro Date | Ichiro Date |
 Chiharu KuriNot listed | Not listed |
 Toshiyuki IchimuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Toshio TakaharaNot listed | Not listed |
| TToyoko TakechiNot listed | Not listed |
 Tatsuo MatsumuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Senri SakuraiNot listed | Not listed |
 Hiroshi InuzukaNot listed | Not listed |
 Mizuho SuzukiNot listed | Not listed |
 Takanobu HozumiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKeiko MizushinaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKōsaku YamayoshiNot listed | Not listed |
| HHiroyuki WachiNot listed | Not listed |
| TTaisuke MinamiNot listed | Not listed |
| TTerumitsu KawashimaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKamon KawamuraNot listed | Not listed |