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The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

152003•1h 0m•9.0/10
Drama

Ratings

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9.0/10(29)

Two surgeons with contrasting objectives are asked to work together in a city hospital. While one of them strives to achieve fame and power through his work, the other wants to save human lives.

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Production

Fuji Television Network, Kyodo Television

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 9, 2003

Last Aired

March 18, 2004

Networks

Fuji TV

Created By

Toyoko Yamasaki

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2003-10-09
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2003-10-16
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2003-10-23
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2003-10-30
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2003-11-06
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2003-11-13
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2003-11-20
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2003-11-27
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2003-12-04
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2003-12-11
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2004-01-08
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2004-01-15
Episode 13
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 2004-01-22
Episode 14
E14
Episode 14
Air date: 2004-01-29
Episode 15
E15
Episode 15
Air date: 2004-02-05
Episode 16
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 2004-02-12
Episode 17
E17
Episode 17
Air date: 2004-02-19
Episode 18
E18
Episode 18
Air date: 2004-02-26
Episode 19
E19
Episode 19
Air date: 2004-03-04
Episode 20
E20
Episode 20
Air date: 2004-03-11
Episode 21
E21
Episode 21
Air date: 2004-03-18

Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Goro Zaizen

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Shuji Satomi

Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki

Keiko Hanamori

Akiko Yada

Akiko Yada

Saeko Azuma

Maki Mizuno

Maki Mizuno

Michiyo Satomi

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Ryouichi Ugai

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Teizo Azuma

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Masako Azuma

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Matachi Zaizen

Mayumi Wakamura

Mayumi Wakamura

Kyoko Zaizen

Tōru Shinagawa

Tōru Shinagawa

Seisaku Ookouichi

Ikki Sawamura

Ikki Sawamura

Noboru Kikukawa

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Kanako Hayashida

Hideaki Ito

Hideaki Ito

Hiroshi Yanagihara

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Yuta Takeuchi

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Kimiko Kameyama

Rino Katase

Rino Katase

Yoshie Sasaki

Takaya Kamikawa

Takaya Kamikawa

Jin Sekiguchi

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Nobotu Kunihira

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