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Cast

Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa

Koichiro Shimada

Satomi Ishihara

Satomi Ishihara

Wakako Kusano

Yoko Maki

Yoko Maki

Takako Akishima

Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

Katsuhiko Aoki

Ryohei Suzuki

Ryohei Suzuki

Taro Tagami

Ayako Fujitani

Ayako Fujitani

Satoko Kojima

Hajime Yamazaki

Hajime Yamazaki

Seiichi Akijima

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Masayuki Murakami

Honoka Matsumoto

Honoka Matsumoto

Satoko Kojima (young)

Junya Maki

Junya Maki

Koichiro Shimada (child)

Patrick Oketch

Patrick Oketch

Afundi

Nick Reding

Nick Reding

White Doctor #1

Jason Corder

Jason Corder

White Doctor #2

Toshihito Kokubo

Toshihito Kokubo

Crew

Masashi Sada

Masashi Sada

Novel

Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike

Director

Tomoyuki Imai

Tomoyuki Imai

Line Producer

Shigeji Maeda

Shigeji Maeda

Producer

Naoaki Kitajima

Naoaki Kitajima

Associate Producer

Naoto Fujimura

Naoto Fujimura

Producer

Misako Saka

Misako Saka

Producer

Nobuyasu Kita

Nobuyasu Kita

Director of Photography

Hiroshi Saito

Hiroshi Saito

Writer

Koji Endo

Koji Endo

Original Music Composer

Kenji Yamashita

Kenji Yamashita

Editor

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The Lion Standing in the Wind

20156.5 / 10139 min
Drama

Overview

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.