The Great White Tower (1966)

6.9/10 150 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Jirō Tamiya

Gorō Zaizen

Eijirō Tōno

Professor Teizō Azuma

Takahiro Tamura

Shūji Satomi

Eitarō Ozawa

Professor Ugai

Eiji Funakoshi

Professor Noboru Kikukawa

Osamu Takizawa

Professor Funao

Shiho Fujimura

Saeko Azuma

Mayumi Ogawa

Keiko Hanamori

Teruko Kishi

Masako Azuma

Yoshi Katō

Professor Ōkōchi

Masao Shimizu

Attorney Kono

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Mataichi Zaizen

Bontarō Miake

Iwata

Takeshi Katō

Professor Nozaka

Masami Shimojō

Professor Imazu

Mizuho Suzuki

Attorney Sekiguchi

Fujio Suga

Professor Hayama

Yūzō Hayakawa

Anzai

Toshio Takahara

Tsukuda

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