# Chihayafuru: Part II (2016)

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**Original title**: *ちはやふる 下の句*
**Runtime**: 112 min
**Genres**: Romance, Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Norihiro Koizumi
**Written by**: Norihiro Koizumi
**Starring**: Suzu Hirose, Shuhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mayu Matsuoka, Mone Kamishiraishi, Yuma Yamoto

> *Your given passion, now I fight with it for you.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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