It is the first of three live action film adaptations of the manga series Chihayafuru, written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu.

Chihayafuru: Musubi, the third and final film in the series, was released in Japan on March 17, 2018.

[6] In elementary school, Chihaya Ayase forms a bond, through competitive karuta, with two of her Tokyo classmates; recent Fukui transfer student Arata Wataya and Taichi Mashima, her childhood friend.

Not content with only participating in their school's tournament, the trio team up and join a local karuta society.

[10] A sequel, titled Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku, was released in Japan on April 29, 2016.