The Great White Tower

Overview

A striking drama of the amazingly gifted surgeon Zaizen Goro, caught up by his desire for power and fame, and his contemporary physician Satomi Shuji, who selflessly continues a quest to save human lives. The Great White Tower is the title of a representative novel by Toyoko Yamazaki that depicts the hidden side of the medical world and the dignity of human life, thus shocking and moving many readers, marking a milestone in medical dramas. A dense human drama develops starting with the first half, which depicts the tragicomic circumstances arising from human ambition in the selection of professors, and proceeding to the second half, which inquires into the dignity of human life through a medical court case involving a malpractice suit.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

October 9, 2003

Last aired

March 18, 2004

Episodes

21

Network

Fuji TV

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Fuji Television Network,Kyodo Television

Creator

Toyoko Yamasaki

IMDb

tt1112802