Division Commander, Lt. General Takefumi Ueyama

Fumiko Ueyama (daughter)

Takeo Ueyama (son, first chapter)

Masaru Sakurai (Adjutant)

Jinzo Kanda (orderly)

Yasueda (orderly's wife)

Jinichi Kanda (orderly's son, first chapter)

Secretary Taiji Watanabe

Zenkichi Kurata (businessman)

Takako (businessman's wife)

Teacher

President

Employee

Takeo Ueyama (son, second chapter)

Jinichi Kanda (orderly's son, second chapter)

Tetsuko Sakurai (Adjudant's wife)

Yayoi Sakurai (daughter)

Taiji Watanabe

Masaru (son, as an adult)

Sayoko (Zenkichi's daughter – actually Watanabe's child)

Taeko (Zenkichi's daughter)