讲述了财前五郎（唐泽寿明 饰）和里见修二（江口洋介 饰）是同期实习的医生，但二者却走上了截然不同的道路。财前凭借高超的个人技术成为了外科部实际上的第一教授。财前的咄咄逼人让即将退休的第一外科教授东真藏（石坂浩二 饰）感到威胁，东教授决定另立他人。因此极具野心的财前寻求其岳父— —财前妇产诊所院长财前又一（西田敏行 饰）和第一内科教授鹈饲（伊武雅刀 饰）的帮助，通过贿赂和拉帮结派，历经波折，最终获得了第一外科教授的职位。而他的同期，第一内科助教里见却是位实事求是，热心研究的学者。二者的不同选择导致了最后不同的命运。位高权重的财前终于到达梦想的高处，却发现不胜寒风，悲剧也因此上演。An striking drama of the amazingly gifted surgeon Goro Zaizen, caught up by his desire for power and fame, and his contemporary surgeon Shuji Satomi, who selflessly continues a quest to save human lives.This serious drama depicts the lives of these two contrasting personalities and the people around them.The Great White Tower returns again to the television screen for the first time in 25 years. The Great White Tower is the title of a representative novel by Toyoko Yamazaki that depicts the hidden side ...
