The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)

Name: The Lion Standing in the Wind
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-03-14
Duration: 139 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yoko Maki, Masato Hagiwara, Ryohei Suzuki

03/14/2015 Drama 2h 19m

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User
Score

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.

Takashi Miike

Director

Hiroshi Saito

Writer