The Lion Standing in the Wind

Name: The Lion Standing in the Wind
Director: Takashi Miike
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-03-14
Duration: 139 min
Cast: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yoko Maki, Masato Hagiwara, Ryohei Suzuki

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2015 · 139 min · Drama · TMDB 6.5/10

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

Cast

Takao Osawa — Koichiro Shimada
Satomi Ishihara — Wakako Kusano
Yoko Maki — Takako Akishima
Masato Hagiwara — Katsuhiko Aoki
Ryohei Suzuki — Taro Tagami