Chihayafuru Part 1 (JFF)

Based on a Japanese anime of the same name, childhood friends and classmates Chihaya and Taichi meet Arata, a karuta prodigy who introduces the two to the world of competitive karuta, a Japanese card game inspired by the classic Japanese anthology of Hundred Poets. The trio becomes close friends and spends their days playing karuta. The three of them then part ways following their elementary school graduation. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student and still continues to play the game. She reunites with Taichi, and together they start a karuta club in order to enter the national championships, and also to one day reunite with Arata once again.

Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Classification: P13
Release Date: 6 Sep 2018
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 1 Hour 51 Minutes
Distributor: Film Festival Organizer
Cast: Suzu Hirose, Shuhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Jun Kunimura
Director: Norihiro Koizumi
Format: 2D

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