Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru (2011)★ 8.1/10

TV-14 · JP · October 5, 2011 · 3 seasons

  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Sport

Directed by: Morio Asaka, Yuzuru Tachikawa, Hideki Hosokawa, Kotono Watanabe, Kazuo Nogami

Written by: Atsuo Ishino, Yûko Kakihara, Ayako Katô, Sumino Kawashima, Akemi Moriyama

Chihaya meets a boy named Arata, a talented karuta player who thinks that she has a potential to become a great player. Chihaya then takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player.

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Cast & crew

Asami SetoChihaya AyaseMamoru MiyanoTaichi MashimaAi KayanoKanade OeToru NaraYusei NishidaTsubasa YonagaTsutomu KomanoYoshimasa HosoyaArata WatayaMegumi HanSumire HananoYûya MurakamiIsami KuriyamaBryson BaugusTsutomu KomanoMiyu IrinoAkihiro TsukubaChika AnzaiFemale StudentKensuke SatôMr. KitanoTakashi ÔharaAkito SudoYûji UedaShinichi MuraoToshiko FujitaTaeko MiyauchiMihoko NakamichiShinobu WakamiyaKazuya NakaiHiro KinashiLuci ChristianChihayaAyahi TakagakiRion YamashiroAdam GibbsTaichiMegumi HayashibaraMidori SakurazawaKenji TakahashiHiroshi TsuboguchiJuliet SimmonsKanade OeJoel McCrayAdditional VoicesUnshô IshizukaDr. HaradaGreg AyresPorkyYoko NishinoNene HayasakaShannon ReedAdditional VoicesNed GayleAdditional VoicesRachel LandonAdditional VoicesKenta MiyakeDr. HaradaKyle JonesHiroCarolyn MedranoAdditional VoicesMike BoikeAdditional VoicesMiho HinoMichiru HorikawaJames BelcherHaradaDaichi EndouDaijiro IseTiffany TerrellAdditional VoicesJack IvyAdditional VoicesMitsuki SaigaMakoto YamaiHiroki TôchiHisashi SuoWakana KingyoAki InokumaTakako HondaNayuta AmakasuMotoki SakumaYoshihiko HyuugaVicki BaroshMiyauchiYuka TerasakiYoung Arata WatayaAya EndôChitose AyaseAya HisakawaRieko OeDaisuke SakaguchiFutoshi MochidaScott GibbsAdditional VoicesBenjamin McLaughlinHiroshiNatalie JonesAdditional VoicesJohnny DeLaCerdaAdditional VoicesJun MiyamotoSatoshi InokumaSatsuki YukinoChieko AyaseMaaya SakamotoHaruka InokumaBlake ShepardArataMelissa MolanoAdditional VoicesChelsea McCurdyYoung TaichiJennifer ChallengerAdditional VoicesMasahiko TanakaYoshiaki MashitaKiyono YasunoElementary School GirlKeiko SerinoKyoko YamashiroShannon EmerickYoung ArataAllison L. SumrallReikoSarah CainAdditional VoicesKinryû ArimotoHajime WatayaMasayuki KatôKouki ShiroyamaRyota IwasakiAudienceAime RiveraAdditional VoicesMike YagerSudoJohn GremillionAdditional VoicesSachi MatsumotoMegumu OusakaTsuguo MogamiMasato MasuokaHouko KuwashimaMari WatayaYû ShimamuraReiko MashimaYoshino ÔtoriTaeko MiyauchiNaoko SugiuraHaruomi TsukubaKatelyn BarrMariJavier LopezO IgarashiYuki OnoRyoga EmuroJunko KitanishiKeiko YuubeMarika MinaseKokoro NanaseKelly GreenshieldHaruka InokumaNoriaki KanzeStaffMasayuki ShojiShoji KawauchiCrystal RuizAdditional VoicesSteve FenleyKitanoYûko KaidaYumi YamamotoMiyoko ShôjiKyoko YamashiroNaomi ShindôShiho WakamiyaAndrew LoveAdditional VoicesDavid WaldProctorMasaya FukunishiShusaku KoishikawaMariko NagaiAudienceTakuya SatoTournament StaffJin HorikawaAkira WatayaMegumi SatôNatsufusa TsukubaMitsuru OgataHirokazu YoshiokaBrittney KarbowskiAmakasuStephanie Wittels WachsAdditional VoicesCarli MosierChitoseRicardo ContrerasAdditional VoicesKaoru BertrandKyokoYûichi KarasumaYasuhisa KamedaShigeyuki SusakiMitsuki IchimuraMasaaki IharaRecorderMisaki IkedaMomo YuikawaKeiko KimotoMidori MakinoTomomi KawamuraFemale ClerkKira Vincent-DavisShinobuTy MahanyKuriyamaChiyuki MiuraCustomerSaki EndoFemale ClerkYuka HiroseArchery Club MemberHirakazu ShibayamaMale AnnouncerKosuke TakaguchiDaigoro MinamiRisa HayamizuShinobu's grandmotherNatalie RialAdditional VoicesChris GibsonAdditional VoicesCourtney LomeloYumiRyôta ÔsakaMasaki OnoSusumu ChibaKanata SuzukiKiyotaka FurushimaTsukusu HayashiMisuzu TogashiAnnouncer UozumiYoshimasa KawataMale StudentNoriko UedaElementary School GirlTaishi MurataMale PlayerKenji HamadaKenji AyaseJay HickmanWatayaTiffany GrantAdditional VoicesMargaret McDonaldAdditional VoicesShanae'a MooreAdditional VoicesAnnie MaiAdditional VoicesSon Phan LeAdditional VoicesDavid MatrangaAnnouncerHilary HaagSakuraAdam NobleMuraoKenta ÔkumaMotoi WatataniShôko TsudaKaneko SuoNanami YoshinoFemale StudentYuuki SanpeiAudience MemberChisa SuganumaFemale PlayerYuko NatsuyoshiFujisaki SchoolgirlTakahiro SumiStaffKenji YamauchiKazumitsu KomineMika KanaiSakura KanaiMariko MunakataHomeroom TeacherTetsuo SakaguchiKaruta ReaderYuka NishigakiElementary School BoyRyôta AsariMale PlayerTsubasa SakuraiFatherTakahiro MiyakeMale PlayerAlexandra BedfordAdditional VoicesClint BickhamProctorE.W. Rector IIIAdditional VoicesMai TôdôSuzuka SasaShin'ichirô MikiAnthony SorbAkane FujitaFemale StudentGareth WestTsukubaTakanori HoshinoTomonari OikawaMaggie FlecknoeSumireHiroki MaedaTournament StaffTakahiro YoshinoK Large Karuta MemberTomohiro ÔmachiCustomerSerika HiromatsuCustomerKengo TsujiiTemple GotokujiFumiko TakekumaFujisaki Women's Club MemberInori MinaseMidori TamaruChiaki MatsuzawaInterviewerAzu SakuraFemale MemberMiho YoshidaHousekeeperTakao MizunoShun MatsubayashiTsubasa OnoueMasayuki SuoTokuyoshi KawashimaYasudaAi SatôKaruta ReaderIkue ÔtaniRirika TachikawaNoriko ShitayaSalesperson on TrainYû MizushimaRelay CommentatorHiroko IgarashiTomihara West High School Karuta ClubAkiko KawaseMotherNoriko ObataRuri HanamotoHirohiko KakegawaKaruta ReaderTomoyuki HiguchiRyugasakiRei ShimodaTournament StaffKiyohito YoshikaiPlayerAkane KubotaFemale StudentAki NakajimaPlayerReina OsakiLibrarianChisa HoriiFemale StudentVanilla YamazakiKaruta ReaderMasumi KageyamaShiho's FriendEmily NevesRirikaMegumi RobertsProctorJavier LopezO IgarashiRina PhillipsProctorYu HayashiSeigo KinoshitaUki SatakeFemale StudentMeiko KawasakiToyo HonmaTaisuke YamamotoTakatoshi MoriNobuyuki KobushiTournament StaffChika FujitoAudienceTomoko KobashiShiranami Karuta Society MemberYura HasegawaHaruomi TsukubaKaede HanadaFemale StudentShûichirô UmedaStaffSaiko MoriyaCustomerMasaki NakanishiMale StudentMasaki SakaideMale StudentAyaka ShimizuFemale PlayerYuuki ShinTakeshi TamaruAkiko KimuraRisa YamamotoTomoyuki ShimuraDirectorHikaru TanakaStudentHiroya EgashiraExecutive Committee MemberTakako TanakaChie MochizukiYuna OgataGirlKenji SugimuraMio KodaYuki OomoriFujisaki SchoolgirlHaruka ShamotoCram School GirlSerina MachiyamaSalespersonHiroaki OkudaTeacherAmi NanaseHisashi Suo (Young)Arisa KôriFemale PlayerToshiyuki HaraCustomerMao WatanabeReaderKoichi KamikiMasayuki Suo (Young)Haruto KurokiStudentMizuki NakamuraKenichi TsuchiyaRyo TanekawaKaruta Club Senior