Shiroi Kyotō (白い巨塔, literally "The White Tower") 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.[1]
Author | Toyoko Yamasaki |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Publication date | 1965 |
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.
Shiroi Kyoto | |
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Directed by | Satsuo Yamamoto |
Written by | Shinobu Hashimoto Toyoko Yamasaki (novel) |
Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
Starring | Jiro Tamiya Eijirō Tōno Takahiro Tamura |
Cinematography | Nobuo Munekawa |
Music by | Sei Ikeno |
Distributed by | Daiei Film |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
5th Moscow International Film Festival
17st Blue Ribbon Awards
21st Mainichi Film Award
21st Mainichi Film Award[3]
Films directed by Satsuo Yamamoto | |
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