Character Relationship Map: My Uncle

Characters

• Uncle (played by Ryuhei Matsuda) — protagonist

  Yukio's eccentric uncle lives with little money and meets his troubles with answers or philosophical excuses. He takes Yukio on outings, falls for Eri in Hawaii, and promises to visit her despite lack...

• Yukio Haruyama (played by Riku Onishi) — supporting

  Yukio is a schoolboy who writes a composition about his eccentric uncle after struggling to choose an adult to describe. He joins Uncle on outings and travels with him to Hawaii, where he helps Eri on...

• Eri Inaba (played by Yoko Maki) — supporting

  Eri meets Uncle and Yukio in Hawaii and invites them to visit when she says she may return there. She feels responsible for preserving her grandmother's plantation, but worries she cannot make it succ...

• Setsuko Haruyama (played by Shinobu Terajima) — supporting
• Aunt Tomoko (played by Midoriko Kimura) — supporting

  Aunt Tomoko runs an art gallery and is described as a busybody who finds Uncle difficult to manage. She is part of Yukio's family circle and provides another perspective on Uncle's careless habits and...

• Minori Yamada (played by Erika Toda) — supporting

  Minori Yamada is Yukio's teacher. She assigns the class a composition about an adult in their lives and later tells the students that one entry will be chosen for a contest. Her assignment prompts Yuk...

• Sadao Haruyama (played by Kankuro Kudo) — supporting

  Yukio's father is described as an ordinary civil servant. When choosing a subject for his school composition about an adult in his life, Yukio considers his father but instead writes about his eccentr...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Setsuko Haruyama → Yukio Haruyama (Family Member) — The supplied plot provides little detail about Setsuko's interactions with Yukio, so their specific relationship beyond the family context is unclear.

  The plot identifies Yukio's maternal grandfather as an adult he barely knows, establishing a maternal family connection; the character list identifies...

• Sadao Haruyama → Yukio Haruyama (Family Father And Son) — Yukio's father is one of the adults he considers for his school composition, though he ultimately writes about Uncle.

  Yukio considers writing about his father, described as an ordinary civil servant, before choosing Uncle as his subject.

• Minori Yamada → Yukio Haruyama (Professional Teacher And Student) — Minori's assignment prompts Yukio to write about Uncle, framing the film's account of their relationship.

  Minori assigns her class a composition about an adult in their lives. Later, she tells the class that one entry will be chosen for a contest.

• Uncle → Eri Inaba (Romantic Interest) — Uncle falls for Eri and makes an uncertain promise to come to Hawaii, despite lacking a realistic way to afford the trip.

  The story follows Uncle's growing affection for Eri. He promises to visit Hawaii after she says she may return there.

• Uncle → Yukio Haruyama (Family Uncle And Nephew) — Uncle's unpredictable habits worry Yukio, but their outings and experiences in Hawaii make Uncle an important and engaging presence in Yukio's life.

  Yukio writes about his eccentric Uncle, who takes him on outings, including a meal of curry.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Aunt Tomoko → Uncle (Social Difficult Acquaintance) — Aunt Tomoko's view of Uncle echoes the difficulties caused by his eccentric and careless behavior.

  The plot says Aunt Tomoko, who runs an art gallery, also finds Uncle difficult to manage.

• Yukio Haruyama → Eri Inaba (Alliance Supporter) — Yukio helps Eri by working on the plantation, although the demanding labor soon exhausts him.

  After learning that Eri feels responsible for her grandmother's plantation, Yukio is moved by her grandmother's hard work and joins the plantation lab...

Story Analysis

Yukio's composition traces how his eccentric Uncle brings worry, affection, and unexpected experiences into his life.

Plot Progression

1. The Boy Chooses His Subject — Minori assigns a composition about an adult, and Yukio considers his father and the grandfather he barely knows. He ultimately chooses his eccentric Uncle, whose outings and explanations make him both...
2. A Promise Across the Ocean — Uncle's affection for Eri grows after they meet in Hawaii, and he promises to visit when she says she may return there. The journey brings trouble when Uncle gets lost searching for cigarettes and is...
3. Working for the Plantation — Yukio learns that Eri feels responsible for preserving her grandmother's plantation and is moved by the grandmother's hard work. Uncle and Yukio join the labor, but it is demanding, while Eri worries...
4. An Uncertain News and a Finished Essay — Eri draws strength from remembering her grandmother's encouragement, then news arrives from a Japanese department store without its meaning being revealed. Back at school, Yukio finishes writing about...