It is set in a large shop, and the characters are: Yasunosuke as a master, Yasuzo as a young master, Chisaburo as a branch family (such as master's younger brother), Kosuke as obanto (the head clerk), Naosuke as chubanto (a middle clerk), Mameshichi as kobanto (a lower clerk), Sutekichi as tedai, and Hidematsu as decchi.
ここは大店で、主人（だんさん）：安之助、若主人（わかだんさん）：安造、分家（ごぶんけはん、旦那の弟など）：治三郎、大番頭（おおばんとうはん）：孝助、中番頭（なかばんとうはん）：直助、小番頭（こばんとうはん）：豆七、手代：捨吉、丁稚：秀松、とある。