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March Comes In Like a Lion

(2017)

March 18, 2017 2h 18m
69%
TMDB Score

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 Otomo

Director

Top Billed Cast

RK

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Rei Kiriyama

KA

Kasumi Arimura

Kyoko Koda

KK

Kana Kurashina

Akari Kawamoto

SS

Shota Sometani

Harunobu Nikaido

KK

Kaya Kiyohara

Hinata Kawamoto

KS

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Kai Shimada

RK

Ryo Kase

Toji Soya

GM

Gin Maeda

Someji Kawamoto

IT

Issey Takahashi

Takashi Hayashida

HI

Hideaki Ito

Masamune Goto