The Great White Tower

Plot 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.

Top Cast

Jirō Tamiya Gorō Zaizen

Eijirō Tōno Professor Teizō Azuma

Takahiro Tamura Shūji Satomi

Eitarō Ozawa Professor Ugai

Eiji Funakoshi Professor Noboru Kikukawa