The Great White Tower
白い巨塔
1966 · 2h 30m · Drama · Japan
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.
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based on novel or bookcorruptiondoctordoctor patient relationshiphospital politicsjapanmedicalmedical careermedical ethicsmedical malpracticemisdiagnosisosaka, japanpower strugglesurgeonuniversity hospital
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