TV series

The White Tower

Name: The White Tower
Genre: Drama
Cast: Jirō Tamiya, Gaku Yamamoto, Nobuo Nakamura, Yoshi Katō, Eitarō Ozawa

1978–1979, Japanese, on Fuji TV.

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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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 31
Episode length: Varies
Status: Ended in 1979

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Aired 6 January 1979

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Season 1

1978 · 31 episodes

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First aired: 3 June 1978
Last aired: 6 January 1979
Network: Fuji TV
Original title: 白い巨塔
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Type: Scripted

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