- Country: Japan
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Release: 2016-03-19
- Director: Norihiro Koizumi
- Writers: Yuki Suetsugu , Norihiro Koizumi
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Suzu Hirose , Shuhei Nomura , Mackenyu , Mone Kamishiraishi , Yûma Yamoto , Yuki Morinaga , Yuki Morinaga , Hiroya Shimizu , Miyuki Matsuda , Jun Kunimura , Riku Hagiwara
- Runtime: 111 min
- Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
- AKA: Chihayafuru Part I (United Kingdom) , Chihayafuru: Kami no ku , 花牌情緣:上之句 (Hong Kong) , Chihayafuru, Parte I (Brazil) , Chihayafuru Part I (Germany) , Chihayafuru , ちはやふる 上の句 (Japan) , Chihayafuru Part I (United States of America) , Chihayafuru: Primeiro Verso (Brazil) , Чихаяфуру. Фильм первый (Russian Federation) , Chihayafuru Part I , Chihayafuru Part I
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt4785440
Chihayafuru Part I Cast · · · ALL
Norihiro Koizumi
Director
Suzu Hirose
Chihaya Ayase
Shuhei Nomura
Taichi Mashima
Mackenyu
Arata Wataya
Mone Kamishiraishi
Kanade Ooe
Yuki Morinaga
Tsutomu Komano
Hiroya Shimizu
Akihito Sudo
Ryôtarô Sakaguchi
Hiro Kinashi
Mayu Matsuoka
Shinobu Wakamiya
Jun Kunimura
Hideo Harada
Amon Kabe
Arata (child)
Masane Tsukayama
Yuri Tsunematsu
Saki's friend