Movie: Chihayafuru Romaji: Chihayafuru Kami no Ku Japanese: ちはやふる 上の句 Director: Norihiro Koizumi Writer: Yuki Suetsugu (manga), Norihiro Koizumi Producer: Cinematographer: Release Date: March 19, 2016 Runtime: 111 min. 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 **Notes** Based on the manga series "Chihayafuru" by Yuki Suetsugu (first published December 28, 2007 in Japanese manga magazine Be Love). "Chihayafuru" won the 2nd Manga Taishō (annual Japanese manga award) in 2009. **Related titles:** Chihayafuru | Chihayafuru Kami no Ku (2016) Chihayafuru Part II | Chihayafuru Shimo no Ku (2016) **Cast** Suzu Hirose Shuhei Nomura Mackenyu Mone Kamishiraishi Yuma Yamoto Yuki Morinaga Hiroya Shimizu Ryotaro Sakaguchi Mayu Matsuoka Miyuki Matsuda Jun Kunimura