Chihayafuru: Part I

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

Chihaya Ayase

Shuhei Nomura

Taichi Mashima

Mackenyu

Arata Wataya

Mone Kamishiraishi

Kanade Ooe

Yuma Yamoto

Yusei Nishida

Yuki Morinaga

Tsutomu Komano

Hiroya Shimizu

Akihito Sudo

Ryotaro Sakaguchi

Hiro Kinashi

Mayu Matsuoka

Shinobu Wakamiya

Miyuki Matsuda

Taeko Miyauchi

Production Crew

Norihiro Koizumi

Director

N

Naoaki Kitajima

Producer

Takaaki Kabuto

Executive Producer