Plot
A striking drama of the amazingly gifted surgeon Zaizen Goro, caught up by his desire for power and fame, and his contemporary physician Satomi Shuji, who selflessly continues a quest to save human lives. The Great White Tower is the title of a representative novel by Toyoko Yamazaki that depicts the hidden side of the medical world and the dignity of human life, thus shocking and moving many readers, marking a milestone in medical dramas. A dense human drama develops starting with the first half, which depicts the tragicomic circumstances arising from human ambition in the selection of professors, and proceeding to the second half, which inquires into the dignity of human life through a medical court case involving a malpractice suit.
Cast
as 财前五郎
as 里见修二
as 花森庆子
as 东佐知子
as 里见三知代
as 鹈饲良一
as 东贞藏
as 东政子
as 财前又一
as 财前杏子
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
October 9, 2003
Last Aired Date
March 18, 2004
Production Companies
Fuji Television Network
Kyodo Television
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
21
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