March Comes in Like a Lion
2017 2h 18m movie Film Japan

March Comes in Like a Lion

3月のライオン 前編

Synopsis

3月のライオン 前編

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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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when March Comes in Like a Lion premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,854 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #809 of 1,933 (top 42%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Asmik Ace, TOHO
Runtime 2h 18m
Release Date March 18, 2017
IMDb tt5514632
Official Site 3lion-movie.com

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