Chihayafuru: Part II

Chihayafuru: Part II

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

Directed by Norihiro Koizumi

Produced by Robot Communications, Nippon Television Network Corporation

2016112 min7.7 / 10

A spirited sports drama about competitive karuta that balances personal growth, friendship, and romantic tension through the lens of youth and passionate dedication to craft.

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive karuta. Not only that, but a new rival emerges in the reigning female champion karuta player, Shinobu Wakamiya, a karuta prodigy who became the nation's and the world's greatest female karuta player as a 9th grader. All of this forces Chihaya to reexamine her love of the game in the midst of preparing for one of the biggest tournaments of the year.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chihayafuru: Part II violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Chihayafuru: Part II end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Chihayafuru: Part II easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Chihayafuru: Part II scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Chihayafuru: Part II sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise72

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Chihayafuru: Part II

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chihayafuru: Part II

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chihayafuru: Part II, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chihayafuru: Part II, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chihayafuru: Part II, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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