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Chihayafuru Part I(Movie, 2016)

Original title: "ちはやふる 上の句" (Japanese/JA)
1h 51min | Genres: Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
Chihayafuru Part IRating: 3.5/5 (with 1515 votes)
Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (ちはやふる　上の句) is a 2016 Japanese sports romantic teen drama film written and directed by Norihiro Koizumi and starring Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi, Yūma Yamoto, Yūki Morinaga, Hiroya Shimizu, Miyuki Matsuda and Jun Kunimura. It is the first of three live action film adaptations of the manga series Chihayafuru, written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. The film was released in Japan by Toho on March 19, 2016. It was followed by Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku, released in Japan on April 29, 2016. Chihayafuru: Musubi, the third and final film in the series, was released in Japan on March 17, 2018. ()
Part of the Chihayafuru Trilogy
Movie poster of Chihayafuru Part I

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About Chihayafuru Part I

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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Trailer for Chihayafuru Part I + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Plays in: Tokyo
Based on: "Chihayafuru" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: Toho Company
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/19/2016
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku"
"치하야후루 1"

3 movies in the Chihayafuru Trilogy

2016 Chihayafuru Part I
2016 Chihayafuru Part II ("ちはやふる 下の句")
2018 Chihayafuru Part III ("ちはやふる 結び")

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