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The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

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The Great White Tower

2003- 2004

1 Seasons

21 Episodes

9.1(35 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

Two surgeons with contrasting objectives are asked to work together in a city hospital. While one of them strives to achieve fame and power through his work, the other wants to save human lives.

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Production Companies

Fuji Television Network

Kyodo Television

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Goro Zaizen

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Shuji Satomi

Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki

Keiko Hanamori

Akiko Yada

Akiko Yada

Saeko Azuma

Maki Mizuno

Maki Mizuno

Michiyo Satomi

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Ryouichi Ugai

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Teizo Azuma

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Masako Azuma

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Matachi Zaizen

Mayumi Wakamura

Mayumi Wakamura

Kyoko Zaizen

Creative team

Created by: Toyoko Yamasaki
Written by: Yumiko Inoue
Produced by: Kazuo Kawakami
Kazuhiko Takahashi

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