The Lion Standing in the Wind

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.

Director: Takashi Miike

Cast: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yoko Maki, Masato Hagiwara, Ryohei Suzuki, Ayako Fujitani, Hajime Yamazaki, Renji Ishibashi

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.