is a 2009 Japanese drama

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

, airing on Saturdays from 7:56pm, at TBS

Tokyo Broadcasting System

, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....

. The main character Seira, played by Mirai Shida

Mirai Shida

is a Japanese actress. She became recognized after her breakthrough role as Kazumi Kanda in Joō no Kyōshitsu, leading her to more prominent roles, such as Miki Ichinose in 14-year-old Mother...

, overcomes many ordeals at the Millenius Seminary boarding school. The story is based on the children's novel A Little Princess

A Little Princess

A Little Princess is a 1905 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is a revised and expanded version of Burnett's 1888 serialized novel entitled Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding School, which was published in St. Nicholas Magazine.According to Burnett, she...

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden , A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy.Born Frances Eliza Hodgson, she lived in Cheetham Hill, Manchester...

.

Synopsis

Seira was raised in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, but she is sent back to Japan

Japan

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 to continue her education at an affluent boarding high school. Although she has lived in luxury, the well-bred Seira is kind and generous, earning her many friends at the school. One person who dislikes Seira is the school's director, though she treats Seira well due to the father's fortune. Then, during Seira's 16th birthday party, the director informs her that her father has died, leaving her penniless. As a result, she is forced to work as a servant in order to pay off her school bills.

Cast

• Shida Mirai as Kuroda Seira
• Hayashi Kento as Miura Kaito
• Tanabe Seiichi as Aran Yukio
• Okamoto Anri as Shoji Masami
• Kutsuna Shiori as Mizushima Kaori
• Jun Kaname
  Jun Kaname
  is a Japanese actor. He was born in Mitoyo, Kagawa. He made his drama debut as an actor in 2001 in the Tokusatsu Series "Kamen Rider Agito". He appears not only in TV dramas but also in movies, commercial messages, variety TV programs, plays, and music videos.-TV:...
  
   as Kurisu Yoshito
• Kojima Fujiko as Takeda Maria
• Shinohara Tsugumi (篠原愛実) as Kawahara Hinako
• Takatsuki Sara as Asahina Makoto
• Kikuzato Hikari as Shimizu Naomi
• Asaoka Mami (朝丘マミ) as Honjo Kyoko
• Aso Natsuko (麻生夏子) as Yokoo Mamiko
• Sashide Mizuki (指出瑞貴) as Jingu Rion
• Nishizaki Rima (西崎莉麻)
• Masuyama Kayano
• Yanaka Atsushi (谷中敦) as Kuroda Ryunosuke
• Owada Shinya as Onuma Seiichiro
• Kurokawa Tomoka as Kuroda Kaoruko
• Hirooka Yuriko as Onuma Hideko
• Saito Yuki as Mimura Emiko
• Higuchi Kanako as Mimura Chieko

Production credits

* Original writing (novel): A Little Princess

A Little Princess

A Little Princess is a 1905 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is a revised and expanded version of Burnett's 1888 serialized novel entitled Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding School, which was published in St. Nicholas Magazine.According to Burnett, she...

 by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden , A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy.Born Frances Eliza Hodgson, she lived in Cheetham Hill, Manchester...

* Screenwriter: Okada Yoshikazu
* Producer: Isoyama Aki
* Directors: Kaneko Fuminori, Yoshida Akio
* Music: Muramatsu Takatsugu (村松崇継)