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.
The Great White Tower (Season 1)
Episode 1 0.0
Air date: 2003-10-09
Runtime: 57 min
Episode 2 0.0
Air date: 2003-10-16
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 3 0.0
Air date: 2003-10-23
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 4 0.0
Air date: 2003-10-30
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 5 0.0
Air date: 2003-11-06
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 6 0.0
Air date: 2003-11-13
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 7 0.0
Air date: 2003-11-20
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 8 0.0
Air date: 2003-11-27
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 9 0.0
Air date: 2003-12-04
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 10 0.0
Air date: 2003-12-11
Episode 11 0.0
Air date: 2004-01-08
Runtime: 96 min
Episode 12 0.0
Air date: 2004-01-15
Episode 13 0.0
Air date: 2004-01-22
Episode 14 0.0
Air date: 2004-01-29
Episode 15 0.0
Air date: 2004-02-05
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 16 0.0
Air date: 2004-02-12
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 17 0.0
Air date: 2004-02-19
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 18 0.0
Air date: 2004-02-26
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 19 0.0
Air date: 2004-03-04
Runtime: 46 min
Episode 20 0.0
Air date: 2004-03-11
Episode 21 0.0
Air date: 2004-03-18
Runtime: 56 min
Seasons
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