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March Comes In Like a Lion(2017)
Status: Released
Date: 2017-03-18
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23 Votes
Time: 2h 18m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
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Movie: March Comes In Like a Lion
Top 10 Billed Cast
神木隆之介
Rei Kiriyama
有村架純
Kyoko Koda
倉科カナ
Akari Kawamoto
染谷将太
Harunobu Nikaido
清原果耶
Hinata Kawamoto
佐々木蔵之介
Kai Shimada
加瀬亮
Toji Soya
前田吟
Someji Kawamoto
高橋一生
Takashi Hayashida
伊藤英明
Masamune Goto
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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.
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2017-03-18
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