Forbidden Practices

A gentle, quietly conflicted island drama about conscience and care, moving at a calm, human pace.

Created by

Hiroshi Yoshino, Hitoshi Iwamoto

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Fumino Kimura, Izumi Inamori, Hiroki Hasegawa

Overview

Saburo works at a medical office on The Izu Islands, which has seen its population dwindle over the years. Even though Saburo doesn't have a medical license, he performs operations under the instructions of Dr. Muraki. Because of his gifted dexterity and sincerity, people call him the Young Doctor. Saburo becomes conflicted over his position, but he convinces himself that what he is doing is helping people. Saburo becomes is also loved by nurse Akiko Suzuki and Akiko Tasaka, who is the daughter of the director of a general hospital in Tokyo. ~~ Based on the novel "Kumo no Kaidan" by Junichi Watanabe.

How it feels

Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, morality, isolation, love

Content

Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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