Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly. When the horse is grown, the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army. Ine struggles to prevent the sale.
Ine Onoda

Saku Onoda, Ine's mother

Jinjiro Onoda, Ine's father

Ei, Ine's grandmother

Toyokazu Onoda, Ine's older brother
Kinjiro Onoda, Ine's younger brother
Tsuru Onoda, Ine's little sister
Master Yamashita, the teacher

Kikuko Yamashita

Zenzo Sakuma

Mrs. Sakuma
Their daughter
Mr. Sakamoto

Horse buyer
Horse Buyer
Horse Seller
Horse Seller
Horse Seller
Prayer
Community Leader
Young Man
Young Man