March Comes In Like a Lion (2017)

03/18/2017 (JP) • 2h 18m

Drama

Overview

Rei Kiriyama is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by himself in Tokyo, because his parents and younger sister died in an traffic accident when he was little. One day, Rei Kiriyama meets three sisters who are his neighbors. The three sisters are Akari Kawamoto, Hinata Kawamoto and Momo Kawamoto. This is his first meeting with someone outside of the shogi world in many years. Having meals with the Kawamoto family brings warm feelings to Rei Kiriyama. As Rei Kiriyama continues his shogi career, his interactions with his neighbors allows him to grow as a shogi player and as a person.

Top Billed Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Rei Kiriyama

Kasumi Arimura

Kyoko Koda

Kana Kurashina

Akari Kawamoto

Shota Sometani

Harunobu Nikaido

Kaya Kiyohara

Hinata Kawamoto

Ryo Kase

Toji Soya

Gin Maeda

Someji Kawamoto

Issey Takahashi

Takashi Hayashida


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

japan

based on manga

shogi

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