Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.
Oiwa / Osode
Tamiya Iemon
Oume
Oshin
Okura
Naosuke Gonbei
Yomoshichi
Kobotoke Kohei
Takuetsu, the masseur
Ichimonjiya Kihei
Tatsugoro
Shinkichi
Prisoner
Maid
Servant
Woman at teahouse
Man at gambling den
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