Eternal Tale Cast Lists
| Role | 1982 (Moon) | 1983 (Moon) | 1988 (Moon) | 1998 (Moon/OG) | 2013 (OG/other) |
| Tomishima Matsugorou (A rickshaw man called Untamed Matsu) | |||||
| Yoshioka Yoshiko (the captain's wife) | Jou Haruki | Jou Haruki | Harukaze Hitomi | Kazahana Mai | Hanafusa Mari |
| Yuki Toyozou | Asazuki Mario | Asazuki Mario | Asazuki Mario | Itsuki Chihiro | |
| Tomishima Yone (Matsugorou's mother) | Mitaka Keiko | Mitaka Keiko | Kyou Misa | Kyou Misa | Kuni Natsuki |
| Captain Yoshioka | Yashio Yuuki | Yoshizuki Eri (Bow Hall) Nashiro Aoi (Nippon Seinenkan) | |||
| Yoshioka Toshio (the only son of the Yoshiokas) | Tsurugi Miyuki | Kiri Satomi | Hatsukaze Midori | Hanayagi Juraku | |
| Young Toshio | Itsuki Ginka | ||||
| Boy Toshio | Kozue Manami | Asano Kayo | Mamiya Yuki | ||
| Okon (the girl Matsugorou yearns for) | Hoshino Hitomi | ||||
| Kumakichi (Matsugorou's friend) | Natori Rei | ||||
| Torakichi (Matsugorou's friend) | Ritsu Tomomi | ||||
| Old Man Rokuzou (Matsugorou's friend) | Suzuka Teru | ||||
| Tane (mistress of Matsugorou's boarding house) | Rika Masumi | ||||
| Shunzou (vagrant) | Ujou Kaoru | ||||
| Natsusuke (vagrant) | Narumi Jun | ||||
| Shuukou (vagrant) | Mizusawa Hazuki | ||||
| Fuyukichi (vagrant) | Kiriya Hiromu (Bow Hall) Taiju Maki (Nippon Seinenkan) | ||||