Chihayafuru: Part I
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“Getting stronger, devoting my entire youth”
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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3 films
Cast
21 people
Suzu Hirose
Chihaya Ayase
Known for
The Boy and the Beast
Fireworks
Shuhei Nomura
Taichi Mashima
Known for
The Hours of My Life
Human Vapor
Mackenyu Maeda
Arata Wataya
Known for
ONE PIECE
Knights of the Zodiac
Mone Kamishiraishi
Kanade Ooe
Known for
Your Name.
Wolf Children
Yuma Yamoto
Yusei Nishida
Known for
Kakegurui
From Today, It's My Turn!!
Yuki Morinaga
Tsutomu Komano
Known for
Alice in Borderland
The Liar and His Lover
Hiroya Shimizu
Akihito Sudo
Known for
The World of Kanako
Yu Yu Hakusho
Ryôtarô Sakaguchi
Hiro Kinashi
Known for
Sunny
Mayu Matsuoka
Shinobu Wakamiya
Known for
Shoplifters
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Miyuki Matsuda
Taeko Miyauchi
Known for
Audition
Tokyo Vice
Jun Kunimura
Hideo Harada
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Audition
Kokoro Kuge
Chihaya (child)
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Norihiro Koizumi Director · Yuki Suetsugu Author Masaru Yokoyama Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · First release March 19, 2016 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,116,649
Production
TOHO
Production
Robot Communications
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Kodansha
Production
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Production
dentsu
Production
jeki
Production
KDDI
Production
GYAO
Production
Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company
Production
Miyagi Television Broadcasting
Production
Shizuoka Daiichi Television
Production
Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company
Production
Hiroshima Telecasting
Production
Fukuoka Broadcasting System
Production
Fukui Broadcasting
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ちはやふる 上の句
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 19, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
July 23, 2016 · Theatrical
Malaysia
September 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Vietnam
October 28, 2016 · Theatrical
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