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MONEY
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1 season · 21 episodes total · ~21 per season.
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The Great White Tower
2003 1 seasons · 21 eps Japanese
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MASTERPIECE
★9.1TMDB · 38
Drama
Synopsis
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Two surgeons with contrasting objectives are asked to work together in a city hospital. While one of them strives to achieve fame and power through his work, the other wants to save human lives.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Toshiaki Karasawa
Goro Zaizen
Yosuke Eguchi
Shuji Satomi
Hitomi Kuroki
Keiko Hanamori
Akiko Yada
Saeko Azuma
Maki Mizuno
Michiyo Satomi
Masatô Ibu
Ryouichi Ugai
Koji Ishizaka
Teizo Azuma
Atsuko Takahata
Masako Azuma
Created by
Toyoko Yamasaki
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CRAFT
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Roughly 21 hours end-to-end — 3 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 2003 to 2004 — a 1-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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WORLD
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Show type: Scripted.
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AWARDS
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Created by Toyoko Yamasaki.
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CAST
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19 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on Fuji TV.
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Cinephile deep dive
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 21
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 2003-10-09
- Last aired
- 2004-03-18
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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