A boy loses his samurai father and gets adopted as an apprentice to a kanten shop in Osaka. A coming of age story about human bonds and the value of life. Based on the novel of the same name by Takada Kaoru.
as Matsukichi
as Maho
as 善次郎（寒天問屋「井川屋」の番頭）
as 和助（寒天問屋「井川屋」の主人）
as 嘉平（料理人、真帆の父親）
as 彦坂数馬（苗村藩の脱藩藩士、鶴之輔の父親）／半兵衛（寒天職人）
as お広（団子屋、おてつの母親）
as 梅吉（寒天問屋「井川屋」の丁稚）
as お市（山城屋の娘）／彦坂鶴之輔＜幼少＞
