Narrated by the son, Jun, the tale follows the lives of two children torn between their parents and their parents' divorce. Jun, and his sister Hotaru, grow and mature - willingly and sometimes forcibly - in the harsh climates of Hokkaido, learning the ways of life through their interaction with the folk of Furano.
Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎)
Jun Kuroita (黑板纯)
Hotaru Kuroita (黑板萤)
Sota Kitamura (北村草太)
Tsurara Yoshimoto (吉本冰丽)
Kazuo Nakahata (中畑和夫)
Mizue Nakahata (中畑瑞惠)
Seikichi Kitamura (北村清吉)
Yukiko Miyamae (宫前雪子)