March Comes In Like a Lion

March Comes In Like a Lion (2017)

18/03/2017
Drama
2h 18m

Overview

Rei Kiriyama 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.

  • Keishi OtomoDirector, Writer
  • Ryohei WatanabeWriter
  • Yuko IwashitaWriter
  • Original Title

    3月のライオン 前編

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • japan
  • based on manga
  • shogi

Top Billed Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Rei Kiriyama

Kasumi Arimura

Kasumi Arimura

Kyoko Koda

Kana Kurashina

Kana Kurashina

Akari Kawamoto

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Harunobu Nikaido

Kaya Kiyohara

Kaya Kiyohara

Hinata Kawamoto

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Kai Shimada

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Toji Soya

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Someji Kawamoto

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Takashi Hayashida

Hideaki Ito

Hideaki Ito

Masamune Goto

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