Japan Synopsis
三月のライオン
The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are. They are brother and sister, she is seven and he is eight. She goes on to say that when she was seven and he was eight, she told her brother that she would marry him.
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
107 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. March Comes in Like a Lion sits at position #45.
#1Chibi Maruko-chan
★ 9.0 · 1990
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Moomin
★ 8.4 · 1990
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when March Comes in Like a Lion premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,457 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,086 of 1,933 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Hitoshi Yazaki Group |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | April 13, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0105312 |