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