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Production Companies
TOHO
Hakusensha
AMUSE
Aniplex
The Asahi Shimbun
KDDI
dentsu
Robot Communications
Mainichi Shimbun
GYAO
Hulu Japan
jeki
March Comes In Like a Lion (3月のライオン 前編)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Keishi Otomo
Writer: Yuko Iwashita, Ryohei Watanabe, Keishi Otomo
Producer: Keiichiro Moriya, Fumie Takeuchi, Masayuki Tanishima
Director of Photography: Hideo Yamamoto
Top Cast
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Rei Kiriyama
Kasumi Arimura
Kyoko Koda
Kana Kurashina
Akari Kawamoto
Shota Sometani
Harunobu Nikaido
Kaya Kiyohara
Hinata Kawamoto
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Kai Shimada
Ryo Kase
Toji Soya
Gin Maeda
Someji Kawamoto
