Spring, 1941: 16-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's gravitational pull.
Toshihiko Sakakiyama
Ukai
Kira
Aso
Mina Ema
Akine
Chitose
Keiko Ema
Professor Yamauchi
Dr. Ichijo
Old Maid
Toshihiko's Father
Toshihiko's Mother
Ryo Ema
Woman at the Brothel
Old Prostitute
Military Police Man
Professor Yamauchi's Mother
Onnagata Actor
Caligrapher
Akine's Father
Akine's Brother
Old Man at Festival
Present Day Toshihiko
