Shiroi Dakuryu(2021)

Shiroi Dakuryu is a Japanese drama series following Kazuki Yoshinami, a pharmaceutical researcher whose groundbreaking discovery ignites a fierce corporate battle over patents. Kazuki and his rival-turned-colleague Wataru Kashiwagi, both driven by ambitious dreams, find themselves caught in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical innovation. As competing companies circle their research, childhood friend Tomoko Kawahara, now a newspaper reporter, uncovers the stakes at play. The series explores ambition, friendship, and integrity as personal bonds are tested by professional pressures and corporate greed. Tension mounts as the researchers navigate betrayal, ethical dilemmas, and the price of scientific success in an industry where fortunes and reputations hang in the balance.