March Comes in Like a Lion (2017)

Japanese Movie March Comes in Like a Lion (3月のライオン前編) 2017 Poster

Released Date 18 Mar 2017

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Director

Keishi Otomo

Writer

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Synopsis & Details

Rei Kiriyama (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by himself in Tokyo, because his parents and younger sister died in an traffic accident when he was little. One day, Rei Kiriyama meets three sisters who are his neighbors. The three sisters are Akari Kawamoto, Hinata Kawamoto and Momo Kawamoto. This is his first meeting with someone outside of the shogi world in many years. Having meals with the Kawamoto family brings warm feelings to Rei Kiriyama. As Rei Kiriyama continues his shogi career, his interactions with his neighbors allows him to grow as a shogi player and as a person.

Runtime 138 min

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