Drama: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (English)
Romaji: Seirei no Moribito
Japanese: 精霊の守り人
Director: Keiji Kataoka
Writer: Nahoko Uehashi (novel), Sumio Omori
Network: NHK
Episodes: 4
Release Date: March 19 - April 9, 2016
Runtime: Saturdays 21:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Balsa (Haruka Ayase) is a 30-year-old female bodyguard-for-hire. Her life changes when she saves Imperial Prince Chagumu who is being carried away by a raging river. They then attempt to return the great egg of the water spirit, which is in Prince Chagumu's possession to its source in the sea. Along the way, they are hunted by hired assassins.
Notes
Based on the fantasy novel "Seirei no Moribito" by Nahoko Uehashi (first published July, 1996 by Kaiseisha).
Filming begin Summer, 2015 and finishes Summer, 2017.
Cast
Haruka Ayase
Kai Kobayashi
Masahiro Higashide
Fumino Kimura
Kento Hayashi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Yu Kamio
Satoshi Matsuda
Seishiro Kato
Riana Saijima
Kae Okumura
Kaisei Nakano
Yukijiro Hotaru
Momoka Ishii
Shido Nakamura
Koji Kikkawa
Reiko Takashima
Mikijiro Hira
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Kaya Kiyohara
Naho Yokomizo