The Great White Tower (白い巨塔) 58 years old

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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The Great White Tower Cast

Name Character
Mizuho Suzuki He was 38, now 97 years old
Eitaro Ozawa He was 57, 79 years old when he died
Fujio Suga He was 47, 78 years old when he died
Kenjiro Ishiyama He was 63, 72 years old when he died
Tatsuo Matsushita He was 54, 73 years old when he died
Eijirō Tōno He was 59, 87 years old when he died
Eiji Funakoshi He was 43, 84 years old when he died
Shiho Fujimura She was 27, now 85 years old
Teruko Kishi She was 61, 85 years old when she died
Jirô Tamiya He was 31, 43 years old when he died as Goro
Masao Shimizu He was 58, 67 years old when he died
Yoshi Katō He was 53, 75 years old when he died
Masami Shimojô He was 51, 88 years old when he died
Takahiro Tamura He was 38, 77 years old when he died
Mayumi Ogawa She was 26, now 85 years old
Bontarô Miake He was 60, now 118 years old
Yûzô Hayakawa He was 41, 85 years old when he died
Toshio Takahara He was 43, 76 years old when he died
Takeshi Kato He was 24, 39 years old when he died
Osamu Takizawa He was 59, 93 years old when he died

The Great White Tower Crew

Name Department
Shinobu Hashimoto as Screenplay. He was 48 (100) years old when He died Writing
Masaichi Nagata as Executive Producer. He was 60 (79) years old when He died Production
Satsuo Yamamoto as Director. He was 56 (73) years old when He died Directing
Tatsuji Nakashizu as Editor. Editing
Shigeo Mano as Art Direction. Art
Sei Ikeno as Original Music Composer. He was 35 (73) years old when He died Sound
The Great White Tower poster
The Great White Tower (58 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 15, 1966
  • Runtime: 150 minutes