Name: Black Cinderella
Genre: Romance
Released: 2021-04-22
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Riko, Kamio Fuju, Erica, Mizuki Itagaki, Suzuki Airi

Riko is an up-and-coming Japanese actress and model who was born on December 4, 2002. She began working as a fashion model in 2014, while still in elementary school, and started acting in 2018, when she appeared in the drama series “Tokenai, Summer.” In 2020, she starred in the hit drama “Distortion Girl,” following up with the series “Black Cinderella” in 2021.

Riko

Kamio Fuju is a Japanese actor who was born on January 21, 1999, in Tokyo, Japan. He made his acting debut in the 2015 drama series “Mom, I’m OK.” He has since gone on to appear in movies, such as 2017’s “My Brother Loves Me Too Much,” as well as scores of hit drama series titles, including “Nippon Noir: Detective Y’s Rebellion” (2019), 2020’s “Nibiiro no Hako no Naka de,” and “Black Cinderella” in 2021.

Kamio Fuju

Erica is an up-and-coming Japanese actress and model who was born on August 13, 2000. She made her acting debut in the drama series “Black Cinderella” in 2021.

Erica

Mizuki Itagaki is a Japanese singer and actor who was born in Tokyo, Japan, on October 25, 2000. He made his movie debut before his 14th birthday, appearing in “Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2,” the second movie adaptation of a popular manga series of the same name. He also joined the all-male pop group M!LK later the same year. The following year, he appeared in the drama series “Shuriken Sentai Ninninger.” More recently, he has starred in the drama series titles “Yell” and “Deliveries from the Heart – True Stories from Mercari” (both 2020).

Mizuki Itagaki

Suzuki Airi is a Japanese singer, actress, model, and radio star who was born on April 12, 1994, in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. She made her debut as a member of the group “Hello! Project Kids,” later going on to become a member of the all-female pop act Cute in 2005, as well as the act’s subunit Buono! In 2007. She made her solo debut with the album “Do Me a Favor” in 2018. Her sophomore solo release “I” dropped in 2019, as well as the hit single “Escape.” She has also built a successful acting career, appearing in movies such as “Vampire Stories” in 2011 and dramas like “Black Cinderella” in 2021.

Suzuki Airi

Sudo Risa is a Japanese actress who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1976. She was a promising 200-meter athlete as a schoolgirl, but later turned her attention to acting, first making a name for herself in drama series titles like “Ten Urara” (1998). She followed up with a role in “Emergency Room 24 Hours” (1999) and the sequel “Emergency Room 24 Hours” (2001). She made a mark on the big screen with the film “A Heart of the Sea” (2003). She has since gone on to appear in scores of drama titles, including the more recent releases “Tokyo Wine Party People” (2019) and “Black Cinderella” in 2021.

Sudo Risa

Akiko Hinagata is a Japanese actress, radio presenter, and model who was born on January 27, 1978, in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan. She made her acting debut in 1992 in the drama series “Obenkyo.” She has since gone on to present a number of radio shows and star in movie releases such as “Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland” (1996), “Akumu-chan” (2014), and “Nomitori Samurai” (2018), as well as drama titles like “Hana Moyu” (2014), and “Black Cinderella” in 2021.

Hinagata Akiko

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When Kamiya Manaha (Riko) was very young, she attended a beauty contest with her family, and got separated from her mother. The stunning beauty queen winner of the contest took pity on the young child, and brought her on stage to help her find her family. This incident bewitched her, and ever since she has harbored secret dreams of becoming a beauty queen herself, much to her family’s displeasure. Now aged 17 and in high school, she has grown up shy and lacking in self-confidence, convinced that she is a plain Jane who wouldn’t stand a chance in a beauty competition. When a local cultural fair organizer announces that it will hold a beauty pageant for high schoolers, she dreams of entering, but dare not – convinced that the school’s most stunning students will be crowned king and queen.

But when a chance occurrence takes place at a bus stop, she gets to talking to Tachibana Keigo (Kamio Fuju), an incredibly handsome, but preening and vain classmate. Over time, she starts to form an unlikely friendship with him. She also meets a newcomer to the scene, Shimamura Sora (Mizuki Itagaki), an equally dashing recent transfer student that few in the class know very much about. Against all odds, the two boys start to develop feelings for her, and she starts to consider entering the pageant – but will her beauty dreams ever come true?

“Black Cinderella” is a 2021 Japanese drama series that was directed by Kawamura Taisuke.

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