The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

1990 · 1 season · 2 eps · ★ 8.0 · Drama

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The 1990 adaptation of Toyoko Yamasaki's "The Great White Tower".

Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro · Written by Takeshi Yoshida

Network: tv asahi

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