The Passengers on the Hankyu Line

Dramatis Personae

(in order of appearance)

Masashi, an office worker

Yuki, an office worker

Shoko, an office worker

Tokié, grandmother of Ami

Ami, granddaughter of Tokié

Misa, a student at a women’s college

Katsuya, a college student and Misa’s boyfriend

Etsuko (‘Et-chan’), a high-school student

Kei’ichi, a university student

Miho (‘Gon-chan’), a university student

Yasué (‘Itoh-san’), a housewife and mother