The Lion Standing in the Wind (風に立つライオン) 9 years old

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.

Credits

Ryohei Suzuki as Taro Tagami

Satomi Ishihara as Wakako Kusano

Ayako Fujitani as Satoko Kojima

Renji Ishibashi as Masayuki Murakami

Takao Osawa as Koichiro Shimada

Masato Hagiwara as Katsuhiko Aoki

The Lion Standing in the Wind Cast

Name	Character
Ryohei Suzuki He was 65, now 74 years old	as Taro Tagami
Satomi Ishihara She was 28, now 37 years old	as Wakako Kusano
Ayako Fujitani She was 35, now 44 years old	as Satoko Kojima
Renji Ishibashi He was 73, now 82 years old	as Masayuki Murakami
Takao Osawa He was 47, now 56 years old	as Koichiro Shimada
Masato Hagiwara He was 43, now 52 years old	as Katsuhiko Aoki
Yoko Maki She was 32, now 41 years old	as Takako Akishima
Hajime Yamazaki He was 15, now 24 years old	as Seiichi Akijima
Honoka Matsumoto She was 18, now 27 years old

The Lion Standing in the Wind Crew

Name	Department
Kôji Endô as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (now 60) years old	Sound
Hiroshi Saito as Writer. He was 44 (48) years old when He died	Writing
Takashi Miike as Director. He was 54 (now 63) years old	Directing
Nobuyasu Kita as Director of Photography. He was 54 (now 63) years old	Camera
Naoto Fujimura as Producer.	Production

The Lion Standing in the Wind (9 years)

Release day: Saturday, March 14, 2015
Runtime: 139 minutes