If you loved Chihayafuru: Part III, try Chihayafuru: Part II
Un ponte tra un film che hai già visto e uno che quasi nessuno ha incrociato. Questo è ciò che condividono, e ciò che il secondo fa che il primo non fa.
Cosa condividono
Both films are directed by Norihiro Koizumi, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Chihayafuru: Part III, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Chihayafuru: Part II is
Here we have a film about the importance of competitive karuta. Chihaya and her friends advance to the nationals, but she struggles with the news that her childhood friend has quit the game. She must also face a new rival, the reigning female champion. Anyway, she reexamines her love of karuta.

