Drama · Japan · 2015 · 2h 19m

The Lion Standing in the Wind

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The Lion Standing in the Wind poster
Director
Takashi Miike
Cast
Takao Osawa as Koichiro Shimada Satomi Ishihara as Wakako Kusano Yoko Maki as Takako Akishima Masato Hagiwara as Katsuhiko Aoki Ryohei Suzuki as Taro Tagami Ayako Fujitani as Satoko Kojima
Crew
Nobuyasu Kita — Director of Photography Kenji Yamashita — Editor Koji Endo — Original Music Composer Hiroshi Saito — Writer Masashi Sada — Novel Naoto Fujimura — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Takashi Miike Director Nobuyasu Kita Director of Photography Kenji Yamashita Editor Koji Endo Original Music Composer Hiroshi Saito Writer Masashi Sada Novel Naoto Fujimura Producer Shigeji Maeda Producer Misako Saka Producer
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