Sayo has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday when she attends a temple festival. On her way back she sees a large cherry tree which is infamous for the legend of dead white horse. When her fiancé returns from war and visits her he comes across a white horse which he takes in. The man also does not see himself engaged anymore as his family has lost its wealth.
Sayo
Takeo
Shrine maiden
Masako (Sayo's mother)
Tokutaro (Sayo's father)
Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
Otozo
Kenji
Toki
Shino
Yoshio (Takeo's older brother)
Shizuka (Takeo's mother)
Kikuzo
Ichitaro
Tomekichi
Seitaro
Shintaro
Kyuzo
Hatsuko
Kahei
Old woman picking up stones
Old woman telling stories