Yoko
main character; 11 years old and is the narrator of the story
Ko
Yoko's older sister; 16 years old, kind of mean and bossy
Hideyo
Yoko's older brother; acts like their father when their father isn't home
Nanaam
The town they live in
Colonal Hamamura
injured soldier in the hospital who warns the family about the Koreans coming
mother
wise and stern; believes that the girls should take dance lessons even though the war is going on around them
Seoul
the town they want to run away to