| 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. |
