Chihayafuru Part 1

Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku
Poster
Japanese name
Kanjiちはやふる　上の句
Directed byNorihiro Koizumi [ja]
Screenplay byNorihiro Koizumi
Based onChihayafuru
by Yuki Suetsugu
StarringSuzu Hirose
Shūhei Nomura
Mackenyu
Mone Kamishiraishi
Yūma Yamoto [ja]
Yūki Morinaga [ja]
Hiroya Shimizu [ja]
Miyuki Matsuda
Jun Kunimura
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
Production
companies

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Distributed byToho
Release date
  • March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.63 billion[2]

Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (ちはやふる　上の句) is a 2016 Japanese sports romantic teen drama film written and directed by Norihiro Koizumi [ja][3] and starring Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi, Yūma Yamoto [ja], Yūki Morinaga [ja], Hiroya Shimizu [ja], Miyuki Matsuda and Jun Kunimura. It is the first of three live action film adaptations of the manga series Chihayafuru, written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu.[4] The film was released in Japan by Toho on March 19, 2016.[5] It was followed by Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku, released in Japan on April 29, 2016. Chihayafuru: Musubi, the third and final film in the series, was released in Japan on March 17, 2018.[6]

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  3. ^ "ちはやふる -上の句-(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Live-Action ERASED Film Opens at #2, Chihayafuru at #4". Anime News Network. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "ちはやふる 上の句". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Chihayafuru Sequel Film Reveals 4 New Cast Members, 2018 Opening". April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.