A man who seemed to have found happiness with a wife and child loses his wife and his daughter gets married... A man's life, full of joy and sorrow, is vividly depicted to the tune of "Moonlit Desert" in this humanistic drama full of pathos, starring Hisaya Morishige.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hisaya MorishigeShigetaro Mori | Shigetaro Mori |
 Kyōko KagawaMegumi Mori | Megumi Mori |
 Yōko SugiSetsuko Mori | Setsuko Mori |
 Mariko OkadaMichiyo | Michiyo |
 Keiko AwajiKeiko | Keiko |
 Akira TakaradaAkira Wakayama | Akira Wakayama |
 Tatsuo SaitōDr. Ishida | Dr. Ishida |
 Kiyoko TsujiMadame | Madame |
| EEiko TakamatsuSaka | Saka |
 Masao WakaharaSerizawa | Serizawa |
| MMichiko TsuyamaNot listed | Not listed |
| 雨雨宮れい子Not listed | Not listed |
| MMinoru AritaNot listed | Not listed |
| MMichiko MegumiNot listed | Not listed |
 Keiko YumiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKeiji OkiNot listed | Not listed |
| HHajime TanabeNot listed | Not listed |
| MMaruko NagashimaNot listed | Not listed |
| EEijiro SakauchiNot listed | Not listed |
| 小小関佳子Not listed | Not listed |
| 渡渡絹代Not listed | Not listed |