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The Lion Standing in the Wind
20156.52h 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.
Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Masashi Sada, Hiroshi Saito
Produced by Shigeji Maeda, Naoto Fujimura, Misako Saka
0Top Cast
Takao Osawa
Koichiro Shimada
Satomi Ishihara
Wakako Kusano
Yoko Maki
Takako Akishima
Masato Hagiwara
Katsuhiko Aoki
Ryohei Suzuki
Taro Tagami
Ayako Fujitani
Satoko Kojima
Hajime Yamazaki
Seiichi Akijima
Renji Ishibashi
Masayuki Murakami
Honoka Matsumoto
Satoko Kojima (young)
Junya Maki
Koichiro Shimada (child)
About The Lion Standing in the Wind
The Lion Standing in the Wind is a drama film released in 2015. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yoko Maki. 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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