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.
as Ôishi Sensei
as Isokichi Okada - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Takeichi Takeshita - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Kichiji Tokuda - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Tadashi Morioka - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Nita Aizawa - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Otoko Sensei
as Masuno
as Isokichi
as Sanae
as Matsue
as Ôishi Sensei no Haha
as Otoko Sensei no Tsuma
as Yorozuya
as Meshiya no Kamisan
as Kôchô
as Ôishi Sensei no Otto
as Chiririn'ya
as Matsue no Chichi
as Kobayashi Sensei
as Tamura Sensei
as Matsue no Haha
as Masuno no Haha
as Kangofu
as Masuno Kagawa - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Misako Nishiguchi - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Matsue Kawamoto - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Sanae Yamaishi - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Kotsuru Kabe - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Fujiko Kinoshita - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Kotoe Katagiri - Bunkyôjô Jidai
as Isokichi Okada - Honkô Jidai
as Takeichi Takeshita - Honkô Jidai
as Kichiji Tokuda - Honkô Jidai
as Tadashi Morioka - Honkô Jidai
as Nita Aizawa - Honkô Jidai
as Masuno Kagawa - Honkô Jidai
as Misako Nishiguchi in upper class
as Matsue Kawamoto - Honkô Jidai
as Sanae Yamaishi - Honkô Jidai
as Kotsuru Kabe - Honkô Jidai
as Fujiko Kinoshita - Honkô Jidai
as Kotoe Katagiri - Honkô Jidai
as Misako
as Kotsuru
as Takeichi
as Kichiji
as Tadashi
as Nita
as Kotoe
as Kyôin
as Kyôin
as Kyôin
as Ôishi Sensei no Ko - Daikichi
as Ôishi Sensei no Ko - Daikichi - Yônenki
as Jinan - Namiki
as Jinan - Namiki - Yônenki
as Chôjo - Yatsu
as (uncredited)