(3月のライオン 前編)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

138 minutes

Year:

2017

Directors:

Keishi Otomo

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Production companies:

Asmik Ace,

TOHO,

Hakusensha,

AMUSE,

Aniplex,

The Asahi Shimbun,

KDDI,

dentsu,

Robot Communications,

Mainichi Shimbun,

GYAO,

Hulu Japan,

jeki

Actors:

Rei Kiriyama

Kyoko Koda

Akari Kawamoto

Harunobu Nikaido

Hinata Kawamoto

Crews:

Casting

Script Supervisor

Director

Writer

Writer