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The Lion Standing in the Wind
JAPAN · 2015

The Lion Standing in the Wind

Takashi Miike
medical drama war trauma humanitarian aid child soldiers cross-cultural conflict
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Synopsis

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.

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