IE NAKI KO (HOMELESS CHILD/Without Family)

Synopsis from animeasia.com: "Don't pity me, just give me money." A smart girl, Suzu, for the sake of her beloved sick mother, has no choice but to attempt all ways to fork up the money required for the operation. It includes stealing, cheating, and almost anything that could yield cash. However, deep within her is a sadness unseen by many. Addition from me: The whole story based on Suzu, the girl who always pretended to be sick, cheated, and did anything to earn money for her mother's operation. Sadly, her alcoholic father would take the money from her once she disobey him. Her life was so awful that nobody wanted to be friended with her, until one day she met a dog along her way home. From there, she began to cheer up a little and the dog accompanied her through part 2 of the movie when she met Koichi, who liked her a lot. Unfortunately, one incident after another happened when she began to stay at her classmate's house that employed students as their maids. This is probably one of the darkest drama, because almost none of good things happened in the movie. Not suggesting it, if you are in the sad mood.

CAST: SERIES 1: Adachi Yumi, Koyanagi Rumiko, Hosaka Naoki, Mizuno Maki, Tanaka Yoshiko, Naitou Takashi, Hosokawa Toshiyuki, Kyomoto Masaki, Sugai Kin, Matsumiya Kumiko, Nishida Ayaka, Ogura Ichirou, Shinohara Toshiharu, Tsukamoto Nobuo, Fukaura Kanako, Shindo Emi, Kouno Keiko, Morikawa Shouta, Saitou Yosuke, Ishikura Saburo, Tsuruta Shinobu and more.

SERIES 2: Adachi Yumi, Domoto Koichi, Naitou Takashi, Kawashima Naomi, Nishimura Noboru, Shiraishi Ryoko, Enomoto Kanako, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Nakayama Emiri, Kyomoto Masaki, Matsumoto Megumi, Domoto Tsuyoshi, Tanaka Yoshiko, Ohsumi Kenya, Shinohara Toshiharu and more.
THEME SONG: "Sora To Kimi No Aida Ni" by Nakajima Miyuki / Series 2: "Tabibito no Uta" by Nakajima Miyuki
NETWORK: NTV
DURATION: April 16, 1994 through June 1994.
REVIEWS:

It was one of the highest watched dramas on NTV with a finale rating of 37.2% which makes it tied for seventh place of highest rated drama of all time and this drama was made back in 1994. The show is about an orphan named Suzu who struggles to survive. This drama is what made Adachi Yumi a star. The drama produced a movie and also a second season.-KNDY