Drama: Minami kun no Koibito: My Little Lover (literal title) Romaji: Minami kun no Koibito ~ My Little Lover Japanese: 南くんの恋人～my little lover Director: Kazuya Konaka Writer: Shungiku Uchida (manga), Yuka Arai Network: Fuji TV Episodes: 10 Release Date: November 9, 2015 - January 11, 2016 Runtime: Mondays 26:35 Language: Japanese Country: Japan **Plot** Shunichi Minami (Taishi Nakagawa) possesses good looks and does well academically in high school. Chiyomi Horikiri (Maika Yamamoto) is a bright girl who likes dancing. They were childhood friends and also their first loves, but after Shunichi Minami’s father disappeared they hardly talk. On a storming night, Chiyomi Horikiri has an argument with her parents over her future course and leaves home. While trying to avoid the rain, Chiyomi Horikiri wishes that she go back to her childhood. Suddenly, Chiyomi becomes 15 cm. tall. Shunichi Minami happens to see tiny Chiyomi Horikiri. She tells him that she doesn't want anyone else to see her and Shunichi Minami takes her his home. **Notes** Based on the manga series "Minami kun no Koibito" by Shungiku Uchida (published from October, 1986 to June 1987 in monthly manga anthology magazine Garo). **Related titles:** Minami's Girl | Minami-kun no Koibito (TV Asahi / 1994) Minami's Girlfriend | Minami-kun no Koibito (TV Asahi / 2004) Minami kun no Koibito: My Little Lover (Fuji TV / 2015-2016) **Cast** Taishi Nakagawa as Shunichi Minami Maika Yamamoto as Chiyomi Horikiri Mirai Suzuki as Riku Takagi Erina Nakayama as Sayori Nomura Moe Sasaki as Ami Mikimoto Riko Yoshida as Asuka Horikiri Naomi Akimoto as Ritsuko Horikiri Kouichi Ohori as Jouji Horikiri Narimi Arimori as Emiko Minami Ichirota Miyagawa as Noboru Minami Kazue Tsunogae as Tomiko Minami