The Lion Standing in the Wind
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.
Release Date
March 14, 2015Runtime
139 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Takashi MiikeWritten by
Hiroshi SaitoLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
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ReleasedCast
Takao Osawa
Koichiro ShimadaSatomi Ishihara
Wakako KusanoYoko Maki
Takako AkishimaMasato Hagiwara
Katsuhiko AokiRyohei Suzuki
Taro TagamiAyako Fujitani
Satoko KojimaHajime Yamazaki
Seiichi AkijimaRenji Ishibashi
Masayuki MurakamiHonoka Matsumoto
Satoko Kojima (young)Junya Maki
Koichiro Shimada (child)Images
Cast13 cast members
Crew11 crew members