The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)
風に立つライオン
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.
- Date of release
- 2015-03-14
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Takashi Miike
Casting
- 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 — White Doctor #1
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