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The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)

Original title: 風に立つライオン

2015-03-14 · 2h 19m · JA
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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.

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Takashi MiikeDirectorHiroshi SaitoWriter

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Takao OsawaTakao OsawaKoichiro ShimadaSatomi IshiharaSatomi IshiharaWakako KusanoYoko MakiYoko MakiTakako AkishimaMasato HagiwaraMasato HagiwaraKatsuhiko AokiRyohei SuzukiRyohei SuzukiTaro TagamiAyako FujitaniAyako FujitaniSatoko KojimaHajime YamazakiHajime YamazakiSeiichi AkijimaRenji IshibashiRenji IshibashiMasayuki MurakamiHonoka MatsumotoHonoka MatsumotoSatoko Kojima (young)Junya MakiJunya MakiKoichiro Shimada (child)Patrick OketchPatrick OketchAfundiNick RedingNick RedingWhite Doctor #1

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference96521Actor preference108575 · 390236 · 339519Country preferenceJp

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What is The Lion Standing in the Wind about?

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.

How long is The Lion Standing in the Wind?

The Lion Standing in the Wind has a runtime of 139 minutes.