Shiroi Kyotō
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Duration | 7/10 IMDb Genre Drama Initial release October 15, 1966 Running time 2h 30m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Jiro Tamiya ) (Goro Zaizen - assistant professor of the first surgery dept), Eijiro Tono ) (Professor Azuma (the first surgery dept), (Shuji Satomi), (Professor Ugai (internal medicine), Yoshi Kato ) (Professor Okouchi (Basic Medial Science)Similar movies Satsuo Yamamoto directed The Great White Tower and Oh! The Nomugi Pass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shiroi Kyotō (白い巨塔; literally "The White Tower") is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then twice as a television mini-series in 1978 and 2003. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize.
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Summary
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 (1966 film)
Cast (1978 TV series)
Cast (2003 TV series)
Awards
21st Mainichi Film Award
References
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