Chihayafuru Kami no ku
CHIHAYAFURU Part 1
- Release Date
- March, 19th, 2016
- Running Time
- 111 min
- Genre
- Feature
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP)
[ Directed by ]
[ Cast ]
- HIROSE Suzu ── AYASE Chihaya
- NOMURA Shuhei ── MASHIMA Taichi
- Mackenyu ── WATAYA Arata
[ Staff ]
- SUETSUGU Yuki ── Original Story
- KOIZUMI Nori ── Screenplay
[ Production Company ]
"Chihayafuru" Film Partners
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOHO
[ Story ]
Hirose Suzu debuts in her first leading movie role as the heroine, Ayase Chihaya. Hirose has become the most sought after teen actress since her appearance in the hit films Our Little Sister and The Boy and The Beast. Directed by Koizumi Nori of The Liar and His Lover.
Chihaya (Hirose), Taichi (Nomura Shuhei) and Arata (Mackenyu) are childhood friends, bound by their passion for "competitive karuta (Japanese traditional playing cards)." Chihaya and Taichi are reunited in high school, and together, they form the "Competitive Karuta Club" to train and compete in the national championship.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2016 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, World Fantastic Blue
2016 Fantasia International Film Festival
[ Contact (International) ]
NIPPON TELEVISION NETWORK CORPORATION
Film Business Department
1-6-1 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7444
tel: +81 3 6215 1111
http://www.ntv.co.jp/english