The Great White Tower
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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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Cast
61 people
Jirō Tamiya
Gorō Zaizen
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Satsuo Yamamoto
Takahiro Tamura
Shūji Satomi
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Satsuo Yamamoto Director · Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Toyoko Yamasaki Author
First release October 15, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Original title 白い巨塔
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Original title
白い巨塔
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 15, 1966
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival（4K RESTORATION）
Russia
July 1, 1967 · Moscow Film Festival
Russia
July 1, 1967 · Theatrical · (Moscow Film Festival)
September 1, 1968 · Theatrical
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