

The Great White Tower
2003-10-09 · 60 min / episode · ★ 9.1
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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- Creators
- Toyoko Yamasaki
- Production companies
- Fuji Television Network, Kyodo Television
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Toshiaki KarasawaGoro Zaizen
Yosuke EguchiShuji Satomi
Hitomi KurokiKeiko Hanamori
Akiko YadaSaeko Azuma
Maki MizunoMichiyo Satomi
Masatô IbuRyouichi Ugai
Koji IshizakaTeizo Azuma
Atsuko TakahataMasako Azuma
Toshiyuki NishidaMatachi Zaizen
Mayumi WakamuraKyoko Zaizen
Tōru ShinagawaSeisaku Ookouichi
Ikki SawamuraNoboru Kikukawa
Tae KimuraKanako Hayashida
Hideaki ItoHiroshi Yanagihara
Kuranosuke SasakiYuta Takeuchi
Naomi NishidaKimiko Kameyama
Rino KataseYoshie Sasaki
Takaya KamikawaJin Sekiguchi
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