Life in the pep squad is all about harsh discipline. Seniors are "Gods", juniors are "Humans", sophomores are "Slaves" and freshmen are treated like "Trash". One sunny day, two freshmen are entrusted with the task to dry out the squadron's flag; the most cherished and symbolic item of the squad. When they accidentally burn a hole in the flag with a cigarette, they blame Aota. Aota attempts to take full responsibility by committing "harakiri", but changes his mind during the process – a deep stab to the stomach has inspired him with a better idea.
Hitoshi Imai
Junko Miyashita
Osamu Koda
Hiroshi Fukami
Hiroko Isayama
Yūki Mizuhara
Jôji Sawada
Kintaro Sakata
Susumu Honma
Rebun Hori
Keiichi Eno
Hidenori Nozaki
Shigeru Nakao
Kenta Dan
Junichi Yamada
Hiroshi Chō
Yoshihiko Tabata
Tessen Nakahira
Saburô Shôji
Kenji Shimamura
Seiji Kambe
橋本真也
Reika Maki
Yōko Azusa
Midori Mori
Masatsugu Takase