A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus, comprising: a first plate member; a second plate member disposed at a position offset from the first plate member in an axial direction; an intermediate plate member that is disposed between the first plate member and the second plate member and has a frictional sliding surface mating with the second plate member; rolling elements disposed to be capable of rolling between the intermediate plate member and the first plate member; and at least one resilient member that allows the intermediate plate member and the first plate member to rotate relative to each other, wherein the intermediate plate member and the first plate member have acting sections on a surface whereon at least one of the rolling elements rolls, the acting sections press the intermediate plate member against or toward the second plate member by a relative rotation between the intermediate plate member and the first plate member, and wherein said apparatus is provided with a third plate member that rotates together with the second plate member, and is disposed at a position offset from the first plate member toward a side opposite to the second plate member in the axial direction, a second intermediate plate member that is disposed between the first plate member and the third plate member and has a frictional sliding surface that mates with the third plate member, and at least one second rolling element disposed to be capable of rolling between the second intermediate plate member and the first plate member, wherein the at least one resilient member allows the second intermediate plate member and the first plate member to rotate relative to each other, and the second intermediate plate member and first plate member have second acting sections that press the intermediate plate member against the second plate member when the second intermediate plate member and the first plate member rotate relative to each other on a surface whereon the second rolling elements roll. a first plate member; a second plate member disposed at a position offset from the first plate member in an axial direction; an intermediate plate member that is disposed between the first plate member and the second plate member and has a frictional sliding surface mating with the second plate member; rolling elements disposed to be capable of rolling between the intermediate plate member and the first plate member; and at least one resilient member that allows the intermediate plate member and the first plate member to rotate relative to each other, wherein the intermediate plate member and the first plate member have acting sections on a surface whereon at least one of the rolling elements rolls, the acting sections press the intermediate plate member against or toward the second plate member by a relative rotation between the intermediate plate member and the first plate member, and wherein said apparatus is provided with a third plate member that rotates together with the second plate member, and is disposed at a position offset from the first plate member toward a side opposite to the second plate member in the axial direction, a second intermediate plate member that is disposed between the first plate member and the third plate member and has a frictional sliding surface that mates with the third plate member, and at least one second rolling element disposed to be capable of rolling between the second intermediate plate member and the first plate member, wherein the at least one resilient member allows the second intermediate plate member and the first plate member to rotate relative to each other, and the second intermediate plate member and first plate member have second acting sections that press the intermediate plate member against the second plate member when the second intermediate plate member and the first plate member rotate relative to each other on a surface whereon the second rolling elements roll.