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March Comes in Like a Lion

March Comes in Like a Lion

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 18, 2017

Runtime

2h 18m

Genres

Drama

User Score

70%

Original Title

3月のライオン 前編

Production Companies

Asmik Ace, TOHO

Director

Keishi Otomo

Description

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.