Romance ·Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 2016 · 1h 51m

Chihayafuru: Part I

ちはやふる上の句

Director

Cast

Suzu Hirose as Chihaya Ayase Shuhei Nomura as Taichi Mashima Mackenyu as Arata Wataya Mone Kamishiraishi as Kanade Ooe Yuma Yamoto as Yusei Nishida Yuki Morinaga as Tsutomu Komano

Crew

Hiro'o Yanagida — Director of Photography Masaru Yokoyama — Original Music Composer Norihiro Koizumi — Writer Naoaki Kitajima — Producer

Tagline

Getting stronger, devoting my entire youth

Synopsis

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.

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