

Forbidden Practices
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.
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- Ep 1
1.The Unlicensed Doctor with an Immoral Scalpel and the Two Women Who Love Him
17-04-2013Aikawa Subaro, recent inhabitant of the lonely and remote island of Mikotojima, works as a clerk for the sole medical clinic on the island. The Director of the clinic, having taken...
- Ep 2
2.Nurse VS Daughter! The Forbidden Love Triangle the Unlicensed Doctor Falls Into
24-04-2013Subaro deals with the fallout of Tasaka Akiko's recovery while also trying to work on his relationship with Suzuki Akiko. But doubts of his being able to continue as an unlicensed...
- Ep 3
3.The Crisis of the Unlicensed Doctor When a Genuine Doctor Appears!
01-05-2013Subaro returns to the island only to discover that a replacement doctor has arrived. Now that Subaro has gone back to being just a clerk, when the other Akiko arrives looking for s...
- Ep 4
4.The Unlicensed Doctor Goes to a Major Hospital! The Kiss of Betrayal and Ambition
08-05-2013Subaro has left the island and arrived at the Tokyo hospital Tasaka Akiko's parents run. His entry as a surgeon for the hospital seems to be going smoothly, but there are some worr...
- Ep 5
5.The False Wedding Ceremony... A Mother's Desperate Tears of Anxious Revival
15-05-2013While Subaro continues to deepen his relationship with Tasaka Akiko and grow accustomed to the hospital, he finds himself still lingering over memories of Suzuki Akiko who he suspe...
- Ep 6
6.The Abandoned Woman's Revenge?! The Mysterious Document Exposing His True Nature
22-05-2013Saburo finds Suzuki Akiko's sudden appearance as a nurse disconcerting, especially as she goes around mentioning secrets from their time together on the island. Meanwhile, Tasaka A...
- Ep 7
7.A Doctor at Last... The Debacle of the Reckless Operation
29-05-2013Sabruo, having cleared most of the obstacles in his path towards becoming a true doctor, begins feeling his oats when he's even able to best an eminent Professor. But his idyll may...
- Ep 8
8.Do I Have the Qualifications to Save the Life of My Island Teacher?!
05-06-2013Sabruo's wife Akiko is worried enough over recent events to confront her father about her husband only to learn the shocking truth.
- Ep 9
9.Save My Wife and Fetus! The Last Operation Before My Arrest
12-06-2013Feeling he has nothing left to lose, Saburo concentrates on his proposal to reform the hospital. His wife Akiko, stunned by the revelations presented to her, finds herself unable t...
- Ep 10
10.The Shocking Ending! The Place the Unlicensed Doctor Returns To
19-06-2013In this, the concluding episode, change comes as Saburo is sent behind bars and where reflects on how he got to this point. The two Akikos also find themselves thinking about the c...
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