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.
Gorō Zaizen
Professor Teizō Azuma
Shūji Satomi
Professor Masayuki Ugai
Professor Noboru Kikukawa
Professor Funao
Saeko Azuma
Keiko Hanamori
Masako Azuma
Professor Ōkōchi
Attorney Kono
Mataichi Zaizen
Iwata
Chief Judge of Osaka District Court
Professor Nozaka
Professor Imazu
Attorney Sekiguchi
Professor Hayama
Anzai
Tomohiro Tsukuda
Professor Kawai
Nabeshima
Professor Inui
Kyōko Zaizen
Kinu Kurokawa
Countryside lady
Yoshie Sasaki
Hiroshi Yanagihara
Fujita
Kawanishi
Yohei Sasaki
Murai
First surgical assistant
Tokie
Tatsuo Kanai
Presiding Judge
Nurse
Kimiko Kameyama
Michiyo Satomi
Gorō Kurokawa as a child
Yoshihiko Satomi
Secretary
Geisha
