SEIYO UCHINO
(内野聖陽)
Motosada Tamura
A doctor living in Kashino, a village on Kushimoto's Kii Oshima island in Wakayama prefecture.
Originally a samurai of the Kishu Domain, he is thus a skilled swordsman. A friend
of many years to naval officer Fujimoto. He provides free medical
care to the residents of this poor fishing village who are as a result
very fond of him. He speaks good English and is well versed in world
affairs.
KENAN ECE
Mustafa
A Lieutenant on the Ertuğrul frigate. He is the son of a prominent family whose father was a senior officer with the Turkish Naval Forces.
Murat
Staff member of the Turkish embassy in Tehran. He encounters Harumi after Tehran is attacked and throws himself into helping with the evacuation of the Japanese.
SHIOLI KUTSUNA
(忽那汐里)
Haru
A woman from the village of Kashino in Kushimoto.
Left mute from the shock of her fiancé's death by drowning.
She serves Tamura as his assistant.
Harumi
A teacher at the Tehran Japanese School. She is trying to save her students and goes to the Japanese embassy for help in evacuating Japanese nationals.
ALİCAN YÜCESOY
Bekir
A non-commissioned officer in charge of the Ertuğrul boiler room. Highly
respected by his men. He is also a skilled wrestler who bonds with
Mustafa after the two of them fight to a draw. His wife has a son while
he is at sea and he is eagerly anticipating his return home.
YUI NATSUKAWA
(夏川結衣)
Yuki, a third generation courtesan in the brothel on Kii Oshima island
TOSHIYUKI NAGASHIMA
(永島敏行)
The Japanese Ambassador to Iran Yutaka Nomura, searches desperately for a way to evacuate the Japanese stranded in Tehran
NAOTO TAKENAKA
(竹中直人)
Kudo, a doctor on Kii Oshima island
TAKASHI SASANO
(笹野高史)
Kii Oshima Mayor Sato, devotes himself to organising the islanders' response to the shipwreck
SHUNSUKE DAITOH
(大東駿介)
Tae's husband Shintaro, a fisherman from Kushimoto's Kii Oshima island
AYAKO KOBAYASHI
(小林綾子)
Heiji's wife Tome, a villager from Kashino on Kushimoto's Kii Oshima island
YUKIYOSHI OZAWA
(小澤征悦)
Tamura's friend Gentaro Fujimoto, a naval officer
TAKAYUKI TAKUMA
(宅間孝行)
Kimura, an engineer who lives in Tehran
GOTA WATABE
(渡部豪太)
Shintaro's childhood friend Shinichi, a fisherman
YUU TOKUI
(徳井 優)
Tome's husband Heiji, a villager from Kashino
YUKIJIRO HOTARU
(螢雪次朗)
Takeshita, principal of the Tehran Japanese School
RINO KATASE
(かたせ梨乃)
Sato, madam of the brothel on Kii Oshima island
NAOKI KAWANO
(川野直輝)
Shintaro and Shinichi's friend Mankichi, a fisherman from Kushimoto's Kii Oshima island
MEHMET ÖZGÜR
Captain of the Ertuğrul frigate Âli Bey, a Lieutenant Colonel of the Turkish Naval Forces
HITOMI MIWA
(三輪ひとみ)
Nobu's friend Katsu, a villager from Kashino on Kushimoto's Kii Oshima island
UĞUR POLAT
Major General of the Turkish Naval Forces Osman Pasha, commanding officer of the Ertuğrul frigate, empowered to represent Sultan Abdülhamid II
TOMOKO SAITO
(斉藤とも子)
Katsu's friend Nobu, a villager from Kashino
MELİS BABADAĞ
Bekir's wife Hatice, waiting for his return home
NOBUE IKETANI
(池谷のぶえ)
Takeo's wife Kiyo, a villager from Kashino
AYUMI TAKANO
(高野あゆ美)
Kimura's wife Michi, a resident of Tehran
MINOSUKE
(みのすけ)
Kiyo's husband Takeo, a villager from Kashino
DENİZ ORAL
Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Özal, puts his political career at risk by deciding to evacuate the Japanese stranded in Tehran
NOBORU KANEKO
(金子 昇)
The Japanese ambassador's secretary Yamamoto
HAKKI HALUK CÖMERT
Mahmut, a Turkish national who lives in Tehran
YUUKI TSUJIMOTO
(辻本祐樹)
Yano, an engineer working in Iran
CEM CÜCENOĞLU
Naci, a musician on the Ertuğrul frigate
TOSHIE TAKADA
(高田敏江)
Miyamoto, a former resident of Iran
MERT AYGÜN
Ali Efendi, imam on the Ertuğrul frigate
KOICHI UEDA
(上田耕一)
Fukushima, Village Elder of Kashino
TAMER LEVENT
Mustafa's father Süleyman Bey
KENICHIRO YASUI
(安居剣一郎)
A diplomat at the Japanese embassy in Tehran
DUYGU SARIŞIN
Turkish Airlines ground staff in Tehran
MINAMI KAJIHARA
(梶原みなみ)
Shintaro's wife Tae, a villager from Kashino
PINAR ALÇINKAYA
Mahmut's wife, a Tehran resident
HALİT MIZRAKLI
(我楽亭ハリト)
Selim, a sailor on the Ertuğrul frigate
ALPER DÜZEN
Undersecretary of Transport İhsan Pekel
SATO HIGASHI
(東さと)
A biwa artist in the brothel on Kii Oshima island
AYHAN IŞIK
Minister of Transport Veysel Atasoy
CHIYO TAKAHASHI
(髙橋知代)
A courtesan in the brothel on Kii Oshima island
OĞUZ OKUL
A bureaucrat at the Prime Minister's office
AKANE OWAKI
(大脇あかね)
A courtesan in the brothel on Kii Oshima island
CAN ŞENTÜRK
Turkish Airlines ground staff in Tehran
AYAMI NAKAMURA
(中村彩実)
A courtesan in Kushimoto's Kii Oshima island
ERAY AYAZ
Mahmut's son Can
NATSUKA OGAWA
(小川夏果)
A Japanese national at Tehran Mehrabad Airport
ERKAN PEKBAY
Boiler room staff on the Ertuğrul frigate Sarkis
MOMOKO KATO
(加藤桃子)
A Japanese national at Tehran Mehrabad Airport
SAVAŞ SATIŞ
A sailor on the Ertuğrul frigate
MIKA KITAJIMA
(北島美香)
A Japanese national at Tehran Mehrabad Airport
ALİ AÇIKBAŞ
A sailor on the Ertuğrul frigate
SHINGO KOIKE
(小池真護)
Naoki Agata, a teacher at Tehran Japanese School
SEDAT ALİ ERDİNÇ
An officer of the Turkish Naval Forces
RUKA WAKABAYASHI
(若林瑠海)
Kimura's son Hiroyuki, a student of Harumi
BERTAN DİRİKOLU
An officer of the Turkish Naval Forces
TAKASHI NOGUCHI
(野口貴史)
A Village Elder of Kashino
YAĞIZ ELMASTAŞOĞLU
Salih, a sailor on the Ertuğrul frigate
RYUJI KOMINE
(小峰隆司)
A Village Elder of Kashino
OĞUZ ÖZTEKİN
Hayri, a musician on the Ertuğrul frigate
CHIKARA HONDA
(本多 力)
A villager from Kushimoto
ONUR SARIALTIN
A sailor on the Ertuğrul frigate
MUNENORI NAGANO
(永野宗典)
A villager from Kushimoto
ARAS KÖSEDAĞ
A sailor on the Ertuğrul frigate
MARIE KOBAYASHI
(小林茉利江)
A villager from Kashino
EGEMEN BEŞER
A sailor on the Ertuğrul frigate
KINARI TSUJIMOTO
(辻元きなり)
A girl living in Kushimoto's Kashino village
GÖRKEM MERTSÖZ
An officer of the Turkish Naval Forces
KENZO RYU
(笠 兼三)
Kii Oshima Mayor Sato's aide
SABRİ MEMİ
An officer of the Turkish Naval Forces
MAN KATO
(加藤 満)
Nobu's husband, a villager from Kashino
MASATAKA KOBAYASHI
(小林正貴)
Staff member of the Japanese embassy in Tehran
EMIKO MIYAZAKI
(宮崎恵美子)
A villager from Kashino
MURAT SEREZLİ
A Turkish Airlines official
TSUTO KAWAI
(川井つと)
A Japanese national at Tehran Mehrabad Airport
YUUSAKU TANAKA
(田中雄策)
Yoshimoto, a doctor in Kushimoto's Kashino village
SHUNCHOU KATSURA
(桂 春蝶)
A villager from Kashino
Members of Wakayama-based NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World at the film set in Kushimoto
RESIDENTS OF KUSHIMOTO
Residents of Kushimoto town and Wakayama prefecture, who also initiated «125 YEARS MEMORY»,
participate in their film with more than 200 people by playing their great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers, who selflessly saved Turkish sailors 125 years ago.