Nikander
Matti Pellonpää
Ilona
Kati Outinen
2nd Pianist
Antti Ortamo
Pelle
Mato Valtonen
Staffan
Sakke Järvenpää
Melartin's Wife
Ulla Kuosmanen
Cook
Neka Haapanen
Singer
Pentti Koski
Man in Restaurant
Ari Korhonen
Police Officer
Teuvo Rissanen
Porter
Erkki Rissanen
Woman in Restaurant
Sirkka Silin
Melartin
Sakari Kuosmanen
Hostess
Marina Martinoff
Garbage Man / Bartender
Jussi Tiitinen
Melartin's Daughter
Riikka Kuosmanen
Keyboardist (uncredited)
Eskil Mansikka
Guard (uncredited)
Jaakko Talaskivi
Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Haije Alanoja
Bingo Player (uncredited)
Bertta Pellonpää
Helmeri Pellonpää
Malla Hukkanen
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Aki Kaurismäki
Nikander's Co-Worker
Esko Nikkari
Customer (uncredited)
Olli Varja
Woman in Cinema (uncredited)
Tanja Talaskivi
Garbage Man (uncredited)
Jukka Mäkinen
Ilona's Friend
Kylli Köngäs
Store Manager
Pekka Laiho
Third Man
Jukka-Pekka Palo
Svante Korkiakoski
Nikander's Sister
Mari Rantasila
Pianist
Safka Pekkonen
Director
Writer
Production Manager
Producer
Mika Kaurismäki
Sound Assistant
Juuso Hirvikangas
Editor
Raija Talvio
Assistant Camera
Heikki Ortamo
Timo Markko
Gaffer
Mikko Mattila
Location Manager
Heikki Ukkonen
Assistant Editor
Jukka Nykänen
Sound Editor
Jouko Lumme
Production Secretary
Negative Cutter
Eila Karkkunen
Director of Photography
Timo Salminen
Production Design
Pertti Hilkamo
Production Sound Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kjell Westman
Colorist
Timo Nousiainen
Costume Design
Tuula Hilkamo
Makeup Artist
Leena Kouhia Rinne
Assistant Director
Pauli Pentti
Still Photographer
Script Supervisor