Director: Ahn Pan-Seok (안판석)
Cast: Kim Myeong-Min (김명민), Lee Jeong-Gil (이정길), Lee Seon-Gyoon (이선균), Byeon Hee-Bong (변희봉), Song Seon-Mi (송선미), Kim Bo-Kyeong (김보경)
Adapted from the novel Shiroi Kyoto by Yamazaki Toyoko, Korea’s adaptation of the twice-produced Japanese drama is an excellently conceived and gripping saga of power and corruption at Myongin University Hospital. Now, if you just went by the previous sentence in combination with the picture at left, you would be forgiven for thinking this is just a medical drama. Happily, it is much, much more than that. Equal parts ER and Law & Order, White Tower is a rather complex character study of Dr. Jang Joon-Hyuk (Kim Myeong-Min), an ambitious surgeon who has his sights set on the position of Chief of Surgery at the hospital and is willing to do almost anything to succeed. Spread over 20 episodes, his do-or-die methods win him a bevy of loyal supporters, but also detractors who fear that his actions will have severe repercussions not only on the reputation of the hospital and those around Dr. Jang, but also on his own future. Again, as with previous drama reviews, I will refrain from giving away major plot points. Suffice to say that White Tower eschews romantic dilemmas for more occupational sorts of complications. Read More…
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