Chihayafuru: Part I
movie

Getting stronger, devoting my entire youth
Released March 19, 2016
Overview
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.
Cast

Suzu Hirose
as
Chihaya Ayase

Shuhei Nomura
as
Taichi Mashima

Mackenyu
as
Arata Wataya

Mone Kamishiraishi
as
Kanade Ooe

Yuma Yamoto
as
Yusei Nishida

Yuki Morinaga
as
Tsutomu Komano

Hiroya Shimizu
as
Akihito Sudo

Ryotaro Sakaguchi
as
Hiro Kinashi

Mayu Matsuoka
as
Shinobu Wakamiya

Miyuki Matsuda
as
Taeko Miyauchi

Jun Kunimura
as
Hideo Harada

Kokoro Kuge
as
Chihaya (child)
Crew

Yuka Kashino
as
Theme Song Performance

Norihiro Koizumi
as
Writer

Norihiro Koizumi
as
Director
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Yuki Suetsugu
as
Comic Book
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Hiro'o Yanagida
as
Director of Photography

Masaru Yokoyama
as
Original Music Composer
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Dustin Riduan Shah
as
Dialogue Editor
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Naoaki Kitajima
as
Producer
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Hiroyuki Ishizaka
as
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Masaru Ohgawara
as
Foley Artist
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Masaru Ohgawara
as
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Masaru Ohgawara
as
Sound Designer