PURPOSE: To achieve the high speed, high image quality, and making low cost of a cut paper-corresponding thermal transfer printer equipped with a plurality of thermal heads.

CONSTITUTION: At least two sets of systems composed by combination of a thermal head 4 which comprises a heating element and a driving LSI formed on the same Si substrate and a cassette 13 which stores a single color ink film 3, are arranged on one round of a platen drum which revolves at a specific speed. In the first and second rubber rollers 9, 10 which are rotated by being pressed on the platen drum 1, a recording paper end is absorbed or released with a recording paper end adsorption part 7.