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The Lion Standing in the Wind

2015Directed by Takashi Miike

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Released: March 14, 2015
Runtime: 2h 19m

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Synopsis

Koichiro 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.

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Masashi Sada
Hiroshi Saito
Original title: 風に立つライオン

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