"Chihayafuru" to have new sequel movie showing in 2018

"Chihayafuru" will be having a sequel movie which is due to be shown in 2018. The new movie titled "Chihayafuru Musubi" set two years after the end of the last movie "Chihayafuru Shimo no Ku" will feature new cast members on top of existing cast members such as the lead Hirose Suzu, Nomura Shuhei, Mackenyu, Kamishiraishi Mone, Yamoto Yuma, Morinaga Yuuki, Shimizu Hiroya and Matsuoka Mayu.

Yuuki Mio will play a first-year student at Mizusawa Senior High School's karuta club named Hanano Sumire who falls in love at first sight with Mashima Taichi (Nomura). Kiyohara Kaya will play an original character Wagatsuma Iori while Sano Hayato will play a first-year-student Tsukuba Akihiro. Kaku Kento will play Suo Hisashi who is the reigning Meijin of karuta and has defended his title 5 times to date.

Filming will be done between early May and end June.

Source: Eiga.com