Shiroi Dakuryu

A quiet, serious workplace drama where scientific ambition curdles into rivalry and moral compromise, watched with steady attention rather than excitement.

Created by

Ishizaka Rieko, Naruhide Mizuta

Genres

Drama

Starring

Atsushi Ito, Nozomi Sasaki, Renn Kiriyama

Overview

Kazuki Yoshinami is a pharmaceutical researcher at a university. His friend Wataru Kashiwagi is also a pharmaceutical researcher at the same university. They are rivals, but talk to each other about their dreams. One day, Kazuki Yoshinami has a groundbreaking discovery. This leads to Kazuki Yoshinami and Wataru Kashiwagi becoming involved in a competition among companies over patents. Newspaper reporter Tomoko Kawahara, who is Kazuki Yoshinami’s childhood friend, becomes aware of this.

How it feels

Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Ambition, obsession, betrayal, friendship

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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