Japan / Mar 19, 2016
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ryotaro Sakaguchi | Hiro Kinashi |
| Mayu Matsuoka | Shinobu Wakamiya |
| Miyuki Matsuda | Taeko Miyauchi |
| Jun Kunimura | Hideo Harada |
| Kokoro Kuge | Chihaya (child) |
| Eru Yamada | Taichi (child) |
| Amon Kabe | Arata (child) |
| Kentaro Tamura | |
| Riku Hagiwara | |
| Masane Tsukayama | |
| Kaisei Kamimura | |
| Mariko Kobayashi | |
| Yuri Tsunematsu | Saki's friend |
| Suzuki Takayuki | Karuta Player |
Genres
RomanceComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | ちはやふる 上の句 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Robot Communications, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Kodansha, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, dentsu, jeki, KDDI, GYAO, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Fukui Broadcasting |
| Release date | 19 marzo 2016 |
| Executive producer | Takaaki Kabuto |
| Production | Naoaki Kitajima, Yuji Saito |
| Writer | Norihiro Koizumi, Yuki Suetsugu |
| Cinematography | Hiro'o Yanagida |
| Assistant directors | Norihiro Koizumi |
| Camera operators | Hiro'o Yanagida |
| Additional photography | Hiro'o Yanagida |
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| Visual effects | Tomofumi Akahane |
| Music | Masaru Yokoyama, Yuka Kashino, Dustin Riduan Shah, Hiroyuki Ishizaka, Masaru Ohgawara, Nagayuki Komatsuzaki |
| Sound | Yuka Kashino, Dustin Riduan Shah, Hiroyuki Ishizaka, Masaru Yokoyama, Masaru Ohgawara, Nagayuki Komatsuzaki |
| Collection | Chihayafuru Collection |
| Revenue | 12.116.649 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Canada / Jul 23, 2016
Malaysia / Sep 11, 2016
Vietnam / Oct 28, 2016
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