March Comes in Like a Lion 2017 (Japanese Movie)

March Comes in Like a Lion 2017 (Japanese Movie)

San gatsu no Lion Zenpen
Japanese: 3月のライオン 前編
Director: Keishi Ohtomo
Writer: Chica Umino (manga), Yuko Iwashita, Ryohei Watanabe, Keishi Ohtomo
Producer: Masayuki Tanishima, Fumie Takeuchi, Keiichiro Moriya
Cinematographer: Hideo Yamamoto
Release Date: March 18, 2017
Runtime: 138 min. 

Main Cast:
   
Ryunosuke Kamiki     Kasumi Arimura     Kana Kurashina     Shota Sometani     Kaya Kiyohara

Rei Kiriyama (Ryunosuke Kamiki) 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.