The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)

  • NR
  • 03/14/2015 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 2h 19m

Overview

Koichiro Shimada is sent to a research facility in Kenya, Africa by a teaching hospital in Japan. He encounters a desperate situation and decides to work there as a doctor, treating patients hurt in battles. He struggles with nurses and colleagues at the hospital. Koichiro Shimada then encounters a boy soldier severely wounded mentally. This changes Koichiro Shimada’s fate.

Masashi Sada

Novel

Takashi Miike

Director

Hiroshi Saito

Writer

Cast

Takao Osawa's headshot

Takao Osawa

Koichiro Shimada
Satomi Ishihara's headshot

Satomi Ishihara

Wakako Kusano
Yoko Maki's headshot

Yoko Maki

Takako Akishima
Masato Hagiwara's headshot

Masato Hagiwara

Katsuhiko Aoki
Ryohei Suzuki's headshot

Ryohei Suzuki

Taro Tagami
Ayako Fujitani's headshot

Ayako Fujitani

Satoko Kojima
Hajime Yamazaki's headshot

Hajime Yamazaki

Seiichi Akijima
Renji Ishibashi's headshot

Renji Ishibashi

Masayuki Murakami

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