| 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]
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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.
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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