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The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

150 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

15 October 1966

Country

Japan

Cast

Jirō Tamiya

Jirō Tamiya

Goro Zaizen

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Tatsuo Matsushita

Tatsuo Matsushita

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō Hayakawa

Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

Kô Sugita

Kô Sugita

Shō Natsuki

Shō Natsuki

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Yoshirō Kitahara

Yoshirō Kitahara

Machiko Hasegawa

Machiko Hasegawa

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

Kiyoko Hirai

Kiyoko Hirai

Fumiko Murata

Fumiko Murata

Yosuke Takemura

Yosuke Takemura

Jun Osanai

Jun Osanai

Kōichi Itō

Kōichi Itō

Nobuo Minamitaka

Nobuo Minamitaka

Kenichi Tani

Kenichi Tani

Kanji Kawara

Kanji Kawara

Keiichiro Yamane

Keiichiro Yamane

Yoshio Takee

Yoshio Takee

Fujio Harumoto

Fujio Harumoto

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