Characters played by Kôji Yakusho
Shoichiro Kuki
editor
Characters played by Hitomi Kuroki
Rinko
calligraphy teacher
Characters played by Akira Terao
Kinugawa
Characters played by Toshio Shiba
Haruhiko
Rinko's husband
Characters played by Tomoko Hoshino
Fumie Kuki
Shoichiro's wife
Characters played by Yoshino Kimura
Chika
Shoichiro's daughter
Characters played by Kazuya Kosaka
Suzuki
Characters played by Morio Agata
Yokoyama
Characters played by Kenjirô Ishimaru
Muramatsu
Characters played by Chiaki Hara
Ms. Miyata
Characters played by Kumija Kim
Midori
Characters played by Jun Murakami
Toru