

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.

Jirō Tamiya
Gorō Zaizen

Eijirō Tōno
Professor Teizō Azuma

Takahiro Tamura
Shūji Satomi

Eitarō Ozawa
Professor Ugai

Eiji Funakoshi
Professor Noboru Kikukawa

Osamu Takizawa
Professor Funao

Shiho Fujimura
Saeko Azuma

Mayumi Ogawa
Keiko Hanamori

Teruko Kishi
Masako Azuma

Yoshi Katō
Professor Ōkōchi

Masao Shimizu
Attorney Kono

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Mataichi Zaizen

Bontarō Miake
Iwata
Tatsuo Matsushita
Chief Judge of Osaka District Court

Takeshi Katō
Professor Nozaka

Masami Shimojō
Professor Imazu

Mizuho Suzuki
Attorney Sekiguchi

Fujio Suga
Professor Hayama

Yūzō Hayakawa
Anzai

Toshio Takahara
Tsukuda