CinemaOSMovie · 2016 · 1h 51m

Chihayafuru: Part I

Getting stronger, devoting my entire youth

71%(39)IMDbRomanceComedyDrama

When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi starts a karuta club at their high school.

Directed byNorihiro Koizumi

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
JA
Released
March 19, 2016
Revenue
$12,116,649
Studios
TOHORobot CommunicationsNippon Television Network Corporation

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「ちはやふる -上の句・下の句-」予告

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Suzu Hirose

Suzu Hirose

Chihaya Ayase

Shuhei Nomura

Shuhei Nomura

Taichi Mashima

Mackenyu

Mackenyu

Arata Wataya

Mone Kamishiraishi

Mone Kamishiraishi

Kanade Ooe

Yuma Yamoto

Yuma Yamoto

Yusei Nishida

Yuki Morinaga

Yuki Morinaga

Tsutomu Komano

Hiroya Shimizu

Hiroya Shimizu

Akihito Sudo

Ryotaro Sakaguchi

Ryotaro Sakaguchi

Hiro Kinashi

Mayu Matsuoka

Mayu Matsuoka

Shinobu Wakamiya

Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

Taeko Miyauchi

Creative team
Directed by
Norihiro Koizumi
Norihiro Koizumi
Written by
Norihiro Koizumi
Norihiro Koizumi
Produced by
Naoaki Kitajima

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