The elder sister who arrives by train separately. She assumes surrogate parent duties alongside Akira, helping to maintain the household and care for Shigeru and Yuki during their mother's repeated absences and the family's descent into poverty.
Aminaoshi is a strange young girl who appears after Ume and Kame find a skein of red yarn. She repeatedly knits and unravels a red sweater, refuses to leave when the sisters ask her to, and tries to damage their belongings. Her presence revives their memories of the absent junk dealer and helps them accept that he will not return.
Ayu Kitaura has 19 screen credits in a career dating back to 2004. Signature works include Nobody Knows, Happy Endings, Falling in Love with A#. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
