March Comes in like a Lion (2017)

Original title

3月のライオン 前編

Directed by

Keishi Ōtomo

Genre

action film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

12

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young professional shogi player lives alone in Tokyo and struggles with loneliness and his past. The story follows his relationships with others and his growth as a person.

introspectivemelancholicmeditativeslow-pacedemotionally subduedquietunderstated

What happens

March Comes In like a Lion (3月のライオン, Sangatsu no Raion) is a two-part Japanese film directed by Keishi Ōtomo, starring Ryunosuke Kamiki and based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Chica Umino. The film was released in Japan by Toho and Asmik Ace in 2017 in two parts, with the first part released on March 18 and the second released on April 22. The theme song for the first film is Japanese rapper Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi's song "Be Noble", while the second film's theme song is a cover of Spitz' "Haru no Uta" (2005) by singer Sakura Fujiwara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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