When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi starts a karuta club at their high school.
Unfortunately the movie Chihayafuru: Part I is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Norihiro Koizumi | Writer |
| Directing | Norihiro Koizumi | Director |
| Writing | Yuki Suetsugu | Comic Book |
| Sound | Dustin Riduan Shah | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Masaru Yokoyama | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Naoaki Kitajima | Producer |
| Sound | Hiroyuki Ishizaka | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Hiro'o Yanagida | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Takaaki Kabuto | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Yuka Kashino | Theme Song Performance |
