Character Relationship Map: Repast

Characters

• Hatsunosuke Okamoto (played by Ken Uehara) — protagonist
• Michiyo Okamoto (played by Setsuko Hara) — supporting
• Satoko Okamoto (played by Yukiko Shimazaki) — supporting
• Matsu Murata (played by Haruko Sugimura) — supporting
• Mitsuko Murata (played by Yōko Sugi) — supporting
• Seiko Tomiyasu (played by Akiko Kazami) — supporting
• Shinzo Murata (played by Keiju Kobayashi) — supporting
• Yoshitaro (played by Akira Ōizumi) — supporting
• Kazuo Takenaka (played by Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi) — supporting
• Koyoshi Dohya (played by Ranko Hanai) — supporting
• Sumi Takenaka (played by Hisako Takihana) — minor
• Taniguchi Shige (played by Kumeko Urabe) — minor
• Keiko Yamakita (played by Chieko Nakakita) — minor
• Katsuko Suzuki (played by Mitsue Tachibana) — minor
• (uncredited) (played by Eitarō Shindō) — cameo

Story Analysis

A post-war Japanese drama exploring a woman's quiet resignation to marital conventions after a brief crisis of dissatisfaction.

Plot Progression

1. Drudgery in Osaka
2. The Niece's Intrusion
3. Flight to Tokyo
4. Resignation to Fate