The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

1966•2h 30m•6.7/10

Drama

Ratings

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6.7/10(14)

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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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō Hayakawa

Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

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