Shiroi Kyotô

Name: Shiroi Kyotô
Genre: Drama
Released: 1966-10-15
Duration: 2 h 30 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jirō Tamiya, Eijirō Tōno, Takahiro Tamura, Eitarō Ozawa, Eiji Funakoshi

IMDb ID: tt0327147 · Year: 1966 · Rating: 7.5 (262 votes)

Genres: Drama

Zaizen Goro may only be an assistant professor but he has already made a name for himself. His superior, however, does not approve of his attitude towards their profession, and is at odds over who to nominate as his successor. The...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesEast Germany: Der große weiße Turm
United Kingdom: Shiroi Kyotô
World-wide: The Great White Tower (English)
Australia: The Ivory Tower (16mm release title)
Russia: Башня из слоновой кости (Alternative Title)
Soviet Union: Большая белая башня (Russian)
Japan: 白い巨塔（1966） (Japanese)
China: 白色巨塔 (Mandarin)
The Great White TowerRelease Date1966-10-15Runtime150 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordssurgical specialist
corruption
cover up
doctor smoking cigarette
smokingFilming LocationsKanazawa, JapanProduction CompaniesDaiei StudiosIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327147/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0327147.jpgUpdated At2026-06-15T03:42:42

Directors

Satsuo Yamamoto

Writers

Shinobu Hashimoto
Toyoko Yamasaki

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jirō Tamiya | Character: Gorô Zaizen (Assistant Professor of the First Surgery Dept)
Actor: Eijirō Tōno | Character: Professor Azuma (the first surgery dept)
Actor: Takahiro Tamura | Character: Shûji Satomi - Assistant professor
Actor: Eitarō Ozawa | Character: Professor Ugai (internal medicine)
Actor: Eiji Funakoshi | Character: Professor Kikukawa (Kanazawa University)
Actor: Osamu Takizawa | Character: Professor Funao (Tôto University)
Actor: Shiho Fujimura | Character: Saeko, Azuma's daughter
Actor: Mayumi Ogawa | Character: Keiko, Gorô's lover
Actor: Teruko Kishi | Character: Masako, Azuma's wife
Actor: Yoshi Katô | Character: Professor Ôkôchi (Basic Medicine)
Actor: Masao Shimizu | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenjirō Ishiyama | Character: Zaizen, Gorô's father-in-law
Actor: Bontarō Miake | Character: Actor
Actor: Tatsuo Matsushita | Character: Actor
Actor: Takeshi Katō | Character: Professor Nozaka (plastic surgery)
Actor: Masami Shimojō | Character: Professor Imazu (the third surgery dept)
Actor: Mizuho Suzuki | Character: Actor
Actor: Fujio Suga | Character: Professor Hayama (obstetrics and gynecology)
Actor: Yūzō Hayakawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Toshio Takahara | Character: Tsukuda
Actor: Yasushi Sugita | Character: Actor
Actor: Shō Natsuki | Character: Kawai
Actor: Mantarō Ushio | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshirô Kitahara | Character: Professor Inui (dermatology)
Actor: Machiko Hasegawa | Character: Kyôko, Gorô's wife
Actor: Hisako Takihana | Character: Kinu, Gorô's mother
Actor: Kiyoko Hirai | Character: Actress
Actor: Fumiko Murata | Character: Actress
Actor: Yōsuke Takemura | Character: Actor
Actor: Kōichi Itō | Character: Actor
Actor: Nobuo Minakata | Character: Actor
Actor: Ken'ichi Tani | Character: Actor
Actor: Kanji Kawara | Character: Murai
Actor: Keiichirô Yamane | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshio Takee | Character: Actor
Actor: Yasuo Harumoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Jun Osanai | Character: Actor
Actor: Setsuko Hama | Character: Actress
Actor: Michiko Ai | Character: Actress
Actor: Reiko Shirai | Character: Actress
Actor: Hitomi Amachi | Character: Actress
Actor: Izumi Matsuura | Character: Actress
Actor: Natsuko Okazaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Michiko Akazawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Junko Ichijô | Character: Actress
Actor: Chieko Okawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Mariko Fukuhara | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Satsuo Yamamoto | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shinobu Hashimoto | Role: Writer
Name: Toyoko Yamasaki | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Masaichi Nagata | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Sei Ikeno | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Nobuo Munekawa | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Tatsuji Nakashizu | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Takerô Itô | Role: Production Designer
Name: Sadao Zaizen | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Shigeo Mano | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Akira Okazaki | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Yukio Okumura | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tsunekichi Shibata | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327147/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: October 15, 1966
Soviet Union: July 1967 (Moscow Film Festival)
Soviet Union: September 1968
United States: April 11, 1998 (Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)
Japan: November 20, 2007 (Tokyo FILMeX)

Awards

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