The Great White Tower (1966)
Original title: 白い巨塔
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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Jirō TamiyaGoro
Eijirō Tōno
Takahiro Tamura
Eitarō Ozawa
Eiji Funakoshi
Osamu Takizawa
Shiho Fujimura
Mayumi Ogawa
Teruko Kishi
Yoshi Katō
Masao Shimizu
Kenjirō IshiyamaMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference335834Actor preference197266 · 329438 · 335906Country preferenceJp
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What is The Great White Tower about?
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.
How long is The Great White Tower?
The Great White Tower has a runtime of 150 minutes.