War photojournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple divorced. Yasuyuki is now coughing up blood, hospitalized, and violent. Even with all of these problems Yasuyuki can't give up drinking alcohol. His family gets tired. Yasuyuki is then hospitalized in an alcoholic ward. There he finds comfort living with other patients and having conversations with doctors. With the help of his family, Yasuyuki recovers mentally and physically, but his body has already paid a heavy toll.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Tadanobu AsanoYasuyuki Tsukahara | Yasuyuki Tsukahara |
 Hiromi NagasakuYuki Sonoda | Yuki Sonoda |
| YYosuke FujiokaHiroshi Sonoda | Hiroshi Sonoda |
| KKurea MoriKaoru Sonoda | Kaoru Sonoda |
 Yoshiko KayamaHiroko Tsukahara | Hiroko Tsukahara |
 Mikako IchikawaAsami Minato | Asami Minato |
 Mari NishioNurse Ishiyama | Nurse Ishiyama |
 Shoko TakadaDr. Koromota | Dr. Koromota |
| RRumi HiragiNurse Inose | Nurse Inose |
 Toshiyuki KitamiSakai | Sakai |
 Ken MitsuishiOnigashira | Onigashira |
 Taka OkuboMatsumoto | Matsumoto |
 Kenichi TakitohOkawa | Okawa |
 Kotaro ShigaIto | Ito |
 Go RijuDir of Mikasa Clinic | Dir of Mikasa Clinic |
 Masahiro KomotoDr. Yamada | Dr. Yamada |
 Yukijiro HotaruYoshida | Yoshida |
 Keisuke HoribeNot listed | Not listed |
 Makiko WatanabeNot listed | Not listed |