Shiroi Kyotō (TV drama)
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Shiroi Kyotō is a Japanese television drama adapted from Toyoko Yamasaki’s novel, depicting the political intrigue, ethical conflicts, and personal ambitions within a university hospital’s surgical department.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Japanese television drama series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | "Shiroi Kyotō" (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Toyoko Yamasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "Shiroi Kyotō" by Toyoko Yamasaki ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts |
academic hierarchy in medical schools
ⓘ
conflicts between patient care and career advancement ⓘ hospital politics ⓘ medical malpractice disputes ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
medical drama ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| hasAntagonisticForce | university hospital power structure ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | ambitious star surgeon ⓘ |
| hasTitleInJapanese | 白い巨塔 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ethical conflicts in medicine
ⓘ
personal ambition of surgeons ⓘ political intrigue in a university hospital ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
careerism in academic surgery
ⓘ
clash between ethics and success ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of academic elitism in medicine
ⓘ
realistic depiction of Japanese medical system ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originatesFromWork | Japanese literature ⓘ |
| portrays |
institutional corruption in healthcare
ⓘ
legal and ethical responsibility of doctors ⓘ surgical department rivalries ⓘ |
| setting | university hospital ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Great White Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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