Chihayafuru Part 1 / ちはやふる　上の句 (2016)

Profile

• Movie: Chihayafuru Part 1
• Romaji: Chihayafuru Kami no Ku
• Japanese: ちはやふる　上の句
• Director: Norihiro Koizumi
• Writer: Yuki Suetsugu (manga), Norihiro Koizumi
• Producer: Naoaki Kitajima
• Cinematographer: Hiro Yanagida
• Release Date: March 19, 2016
• Runtime: 111 min.
• Genre: Teen / Drama / Based on a Comic
• Distributor: Toho
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

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 hight 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