Haikara-san ga Tooru: Benio, Hana no 17-sai

はいからさんが通る 前編 ～紅緒、花の17歳～

The first film in a duology adaptation of Haikara-san ga Tooru.

The manga is set in Tokyo in the Taisho era (1912-1926). The story follows Benio "Haikara-san" Hanamura, who lost her mother when she was very young and has been raised by her father, a high-ranking official in the Japanese army. As a result, she has grown into a tomboy -- contrary to traditional Japanese notions of femininity, she studies kendo, drinks sake, dresses in often outlandish-looking Western fashions instead of the traditional kimono, and is not as interested in housework as she is in literature. She also rejects the idea of arranged marriages and believes in a woman's right to a career and to marry for love.

(Source: Anime News Network)