From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.
Ôishi Sensei
Isokichi Okada - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Takeichi Takeshita - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Kichiji Tokuda - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Tadashi Morioka - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Nita Aizawa - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Otoko Sensei
Masuno
Isokichi
Sanae
Matsue
Ôishi Sensei no Haha
Otoko Sensei no Tsuma
Yorozuya
Meshiya no Kamisan
Kôchô
Ôishi Sensei no Otto
Chiririn'ya
Matsue no Chichi
Kobayashi Sensei
Tamura Sensei
Matsue no Haha
Masuno no Haha
Kangofu
Masuno Kagawa - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Misako Nishiguchi - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Matsue Kawamoto - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Sanae Yamaishi - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Kotsuru Kabe - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Fujiko Kinoshita - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Kotoe Katagiri - Bunkyôjô Jidai
Isokichi Okada - Honkô Jidai
Takeichi Takeshita - Honkô Jidai
Kichiji Tokuda - Honkô Jidai
Tadashi Morioka - Honkô Jidai
Nita Aizawa - Honkô Jidai
Masuno Kagawa - Honkô Jidai
Misako Nishiguchi in upper class
Matsue Kawamoto - Honkô Jidai
Sanae Yamaishi - Honkô Jidai
Kotsuru Kabe - Honkô Jidai
Fujiko Kinoshita - Honkô Jidai
Kotoe Katagiri - Honkô Jidai
Misako
Kotsuru
Takeichi
Kichiji
Tadashi
Nita
Kotoe
Kyôin
Kyôin
Kyôin
Ôishi Sensei no Ko - Daikichi
Ôishi Sensei no Ko - Daikichi - Yônenki
Jinan - Namiki
Jinan - Namiki - Yônenki
Chôjo - Yatsu
(uncredited)