Kumo no Kaidan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 is also loved by nurse Akiko Suzuki and Akiko Tasaka, who is the daughter of the director of a general hospital in Tokyo.

Series details

• Title: Kumo no Kaidan
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Medical
• Premiere date: 2013-04-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-06-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86240

Cast and credited roles

• Fumino Kimura — Akiko Tasaka
• Izumi Inamori — Akiko Suzuki
• Hiroki Hasegawa — Saburo Aikawa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-17; final listed air date 2013-06-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kumo no Kaidan on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.