The Lion Standing in the Wind
2015 · 139 min · Drama
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.
- Director
- Takashi Miike
- Writers
- Masashi Sada, Hiroshi Saito
- Released
- March 14, 2015
- Language
- Japanese
Cast
Takao Osawa
Koichiro Shimada
Satomi Ishihara
Wakako Kusano
Yoko Maki
Takako Akishima
Masato Hagiwara
Katsuhiko Aoki
Ryohei Suzuki
Taro Tagami
Ayako Fujitani
Satoko Kojima
Hajime Yamazaki
Seiichi Akijima
Renji Ishibashi
Masayuki Murakami
Honoka Matsumoto
Satoko Kojima (young)
Junya Maki
Koichiro Shimada (child)
Patrick Oketch
Afundi
Nick Reding
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