The Great White Tower
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69% Critic Match

The Great White Tower

6.9 / 10 1966 2h 30mNR Japanese
Drama

Storyline

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 & Crew

Jirō Tamiya

Jirō Tamiya

Gorō Zaizen

Lead
Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Professor Teizō Azuma

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Shūji Satomi

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Professor Ugai

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Professor Noboru Kikukawa

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Professor Funao

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

Saeko Azuma

Mayumi Ogawa

Mayumi Ogawa

Keiko Hanamori

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Satsuo Yamamoto's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Great White Tower is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker