March Comes in Like a Lion (2017)

Drama

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.

Cast

Rei Kiriyama
Kyoko Koda
Sachika Koda
Takanori Jinguji
Sakutaro Yanagihara
Tatsuyuki Misumi
Issa Matsumoto
Junkei Yamazaki
Manabu Yasui
Momo Kawamoto
Akari Kawamoto
Harunobu Nikaido
Hinata Kawamoto
Toji Soya
Someji Kawamoto
Takashi Hayashida
Masamune Goto

Crew

Comic Book
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Executive Producer
Foley Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Effects Editor
Script Supervisor
Color Grading
Digital Intermediate Producer