Chihayafuru Part 2
| Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku | |
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| Kanji | ちはやふる 上の句 |
| Directed by | Norihiro Koizumi |
| Screenplay by | Norihiro Koizumi |
| Based on | Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu |
| Starring | Suzu Hirose Shūhei Nomura Mackenyu Mone Kamishiraishi Yūma Yamoto Yūki Morinaga Hiroya Shimizu Miyuki Matsuda Jun Kunimura |
| Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 102 min |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥1.22 billion[2] |
Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku (Japanese: ちはやふる 下の句; lit. 'Chihayafuru: Lower Phrase') is a 2016 Japanese sports romantic teen drama film written and directed by Norihiro Koizumi[3] and starring Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi, Yūma Yamoto, Yūki Morinaga, Hiroya Shimizu, Miyuki Matsuda and Jun Kunimura. It is the second of three live action film adaptations of the manga series Chihayafuru, written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. The film was released in Japan by Toho on April 29, 2016. Chihayafuru: Musubi, the third and final film in the series, was released in Japan on March 17, 2018.[4]
Plot
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Cast
[edit | edit source]- Suzu Hirose as Chihaya Ayase[5]
- Shūhei Nomura as Taichi Mashima[5]
- Mackenyu as Arata Wataya[5]
- Mone Kamishiraishi as Kanade Ōe[5]
- Yūma Yamoto as Yūsei Nishida[5]
- Yūki Morinaga as Tsutomu Komano[5]
- Hiroya Shimizu as Akihito Sudō[5]
- Mayu Matsuoka as Shinobu Wakamiya
- Miyuki Matsuda as Taeko Miyauchi[5]
- Jun Kunimura as Harada Hideo[5]
- Ryōtarō Sakaguchi as Hiro Kinashi[5]
- Alice Hirose as Chitose Ayase, Chihaya's sister
- Masane Tsukayama as Hajime Wataya
- Riku Hagiwara
Production
[edit | edit source]The film was shot at the Omi Shrine in Shiga Prefecture.[5] The theme song of the two films is "FLASH" by the Japanese group Perfume.[6]
The band club plays Edward Elgar's:"Pomp and Circumstance", op. 39: March No. 1 to wish them luck at 56:40.
The original soundtracks are composed by Masaru Yokoyama.
Release
[edit | edit source]The release date of the film was announced in December 2015 for April 29, 2016.[5][7]
Sequel
[edit | edit source]A sequel was announced at Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku's premiere. This third and final film, titled Chihayafuru: Musubi, was released on March 17, 2018. Koizumi returned as director and the main cast reprised their roles. The conclusion of the story, set two years after the events of the first two films, features four new cast members, including Kaya Kiyohara who portrays Io Wagatsuma, a character written exclusively for the film. Kento Kaku appears as Hisashi Suō, Hayato Sano as Akihiro Tsukuba and Mio Yūki as Sumire Hanano.[4][8]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Chihayafuru Part 2 at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2016 films
- 2010s teen drama films
- 2010s Japanese films
- Nippon Television films
- Films directed by Norihiro Koizumi
- Films set in Tokyo
- Live-action films based on manga
- Japanese high school films
- Japanese teen drama films
- Toho films
- 2016 drama films
- 2010s high school films
- Films scored by Masaru Yokoyama
- 2010s Japanese film stubs
