is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize.
Summary
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both associate 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.
Cast (1966 film)
Cast
- Jiro Tamiya - Goro Zaizen
- Eijirō Tōno - Professor Azuma
- Takahiro Tamura - Shuji Satomi
- Eitaro Ozawa - Professor Ugai
- Eiji Funakoshi - Professor Kikukawa
- Osamu Takizawa - Professor Funao
- Kenjiro Ishiyama - Mataichi Zaizen
- Yoshi Katō - Professor Ōkouchi
- Teruko Kishi - Masako
- Mayumi Ogawa - Keiko Hanamori
- Shiho Fujimura - Saeko
- Toshio Takahara - Tsukuda
- Mizuho Suzuki - Hitoshi Sekiguchi
Awards
5th Moscow International Film Festival
- Won: Silver Prize
- Won: Best Screenplay Award to the May 2021 issue. The series spans a total of 25 chapters. Similar to recent screen adaptations, the setting has been updated to the contemporary era, with the story beginning in March 2018.
Jirō Andō, The Great White Tower, Shinchōsha (BUNCH COMICS), 5 volumes total:
- 1 – Released on March 9, 2019,
- 2 – Released on May 9, 2019,
- 3 – Released on January 9, 2020,
- 4 – Released on May 8, 2021,
- 5 – Released on May 8, 2021,
Awards
21st Mainichi Film Award
- Won: Best Film
See also
- White Tower (TV series), a 2007 South Korean television drama based on the same novel