1 | Tanaka | Ichiro | The owner of the Coastal Seafood Company. |
| Sayuri | | A geisha. |
| Natsu | | Sakamoto's first wife. |
| Sakamoto | Minoru | Sayuri's father. |
| Meiji | | Former Emperor of Japan. |
| Jinichiro | | One of Sakamoto's son. |
| Masao | | One of Sakamoto's son. |
| Satsu | | Sayuri's older sister. |
| Dr. | Miura | Sayuri's mother's doctor. |
| Sakamoto | Chiyo | The real name of Sayuri. |
| Mrs. | Sugi | A dressmaker. |
| Mr. | Yamamura | A fisherman. |
| Mr. | Sugi | Mr. Tanaka's assistant. |
2 | Sugi boy | | Mr. Sugi's son. |
| Morihashi | Ichiro | Mr. Tanaka's real name. |
| Mrs. | Fidget | Mr. Tanaka's friend. |
| Kuniko | | Mr. Tanaka's daughter. |
| Taro | | Kuniko's baby doll. |
3 | Mr. | Bekku | A dresser. |
| Hatsumomo | | One of the most renowned geisha. |
| Auntie | | One who manage the geishas. |
| Pumpkin | | A geisha. |
| Kayoko | Nitta | Owner of the Okiya house. Aka: Mother. |
| Granny | | One who adopted Mother and Auntie. |
| Umeko | | A cook. |
| | | Geisha - artisan or artist |
4 | Ichimura | Uzaemon XIV | A great Kabuki actor. |
| Taku | | Mother's dog. |
| Mizumi | | A teacher. aka: Teacher Mouse. |
5 | Awajiumi | | One who worked at Gion's Registry Office. |
6 | Yoko | | A telephone operator at Mother's house. |
| Onoe | Shikan | A Kabuki actor. |
| Satoka | | One of the geishas. |
| Mameha | | One of the geishas. |
| Asami | | Mameha's acquaintance. |
7 | Yukiyo | | Satsu's name in Tatsuyo House. |
| Mrs. | Kishino | One who manage the Tatsuyo House. |
| Koichi-san | | Hatsumomo's boyfriend. |
8 | Noboru | | Chiyo's acquaintance. |
| Nitta | Sayuri | Sayuri's name after Mother adopted her. |
9 | Kanako | | One of the geishas. |
| Judge | Uwazumi | Hatsumomo's friend. |
| Ichikimi | | A young geisha. |
| Izuko | | One of the geishas. |
| Iwamura | Ken | The founder of Iwamura Electric Company. Aka: Chairman. |
| Taisho | | 123rd Emperor of Japan. |
10 | Tatsumi | | A maid. |
| Matsudaira | Koichi | A famous calligrapher. |
| Yoshida | Sakuhei | The great master of the Setoguro style of ceramics. |
| Hatsuoki | | Mameha's friend. |
| Tomihatsu | | Hatsumomo's trainor. |
12 | Mametsuki | | A famous geisha. |
| Teacher | Rump | A dance teacher. |
13 | Hatsumiyo | | Pumpkin's name as an apprentice geisha. |
| Waza-san | | A fortune teller. |
14 | Konda-san | | The best wig maker. |
| Mr. | Director | One of Mameha's acquaintance. |
| Mr. | Snowshowers | One of Mameha's acquaintance. |
15 | Naga | Teruomi | A new conductor of Tokyo Philharmonic. |
| Mr. | Itchoda | A dresser. |
| Baron Matsunaga | Tsuneyoshi | Mameha's danna. |
| Inukai | | Prime minister of Japan. |
16 | Raiha | | The most popular geisha's apprentice. |
| Nobu | Toshikazu | The President of Iwamura Electric Company. |
| Korin | | Hatsumomo's friend. |
17 | Miyagiyama | | The greatest sumo writer. |
| Saiho | | One of the wrestlers. |
18 | Kazuko | | An elderly maid. |
| Dr. | Crab | Sayuri's misuage patron. |
| Uchida | Kosaburo | A marvelous artist. |
19 | Fujikado | | A businessman. |
21 | Arashino | Isamo | A kimono maker. |
22 | Arata | Gonroku | An artist. |
| Tokugawa | Yoshinobu | The 15th and last shogun of Japan. |
23 | Umiyo | | One of the geishas. |
24 | Katsumiyo | | One of the greatest geisha of the 20th century. |
| Mamemitzu | | One of the great geisha. |
| Mamekichi | | One of the great geisha. |
| Ichimitzu | | One of the great geisha. |
| Katsue | | A young geisha. |
25 | Tomizuro | | One of the geishas. |
| Shizue | | One of the geishas. |
| Mrs. | Okada | Mameha's acquaintance. |
| Tottori | Junnosuki | An army general. |
26 | Yasuda | Akira | One who designed a new kind of bicycle. |
| Naotsu | | One of the apprentice geishas. |
| Takazuro | | One of the apprentice geishas. |
| Michizono | | Nobu's acquaintance. |
27 | Onoe | Yoegoro XVII | A Kabuko actor. |
| Admiral Yamamoyo | Isoroku | The Father of the Japanese Imperial Navy. |
| Bando | Shojiro | A famous Kabuko actor. |
| Murasaki | Shikibu | The author of The Tale of Genji. |
| Tachibana | Zensaku | A koto player. |
| Ichiwari | | Theater director's mistress. |
| Bajiro | | An English actor. |
| Basil | Rathbone | An actor. |
29 | Juntaro | | Arashino's grandson. |
| Inoue | | A young tatami maker. |
| Sato | Noritake | A new Deputy minister of Finance. |
30 | Etsuko | | A farm owner's daughter. |
31 | Nao | Itsuko | Sato's close friend. |
| Akita | Masaichi | A famous businessman. |
| Hiroshige | | A man who made a pornographic prints. |
| Kubo | | A dog. |
| Okaichi | | A geisha. |
33 | Shigue | | An elderly geisha. |
| Kazuyo | | A geisha. |
34 | Ikeda | | One of the suppliers of Iwamura Electric Company. |
| Kichisaburo | | A retired geisha. |
| Gisuke | | Sayuri's childhood friend. |
| Mr. | Yamashita | Gisuke's father. |
35 | Nishioka | Minoru | The Chairman's daughter's fiancee. |