The story of an odd creature called the Speakerman, who served duty in a small mining village by sounding the siren/megaphone that is his head to tell the workers when it was time for lunch and to alert people in case of a mining accident. When the mine closes, Speakerman ends up lonely and in search of new friends and meaning in his life.
Speaker Head
Speaker Head/Classmate
Girl (Chika Nakata)
Coal Miner of Legend (Kouzan Tanaka)
Tramcar-man (Coal Mine Shaft Taro)
Widow (Aiko)
Chef
Grandfather
Grandmother
Newspaper Delivery Man/Citizen Who Goes Mad for a Diamond
Master of a melon Farmhouse
Coal Miner/Melon Thief
Coal Miner/Pet Dog Taro
Coal Miner/Detective
Coal Miner/Detective/Citizen Who Goes Mad for a Diamond
Coal Miner/Citizen Who Goes Mad for a Diamond
Mad Dog of Coal Mine (Mr. Ebisu)
Classmate
Teacher/Truck Driver
Poor Student
Fire Brigade Member
Rescue Crew Member
Rescue Crew Member
Truck Driver
Melon Thief
Policewoman
Housewife
Goro of Kitakitsune
Narration
