The Lion Standing in the Wind
2015 · 139 min
Drama
★ 6.5Koichiro 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.
Crew
- Director Takashi Miike
- Writer Hiroshi Saito
- Director of Photography Nobuyasu Kita
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
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Crew
- Director — Takashi Miike
- Writer — Hiroshi Saito
- Director of Photography — Nobuyasu Kita
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