- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama, Sport
- Release: 2017-03-18
- Director: Keishi Ōtomo
- Writers: Chica Umino , Yuko Iwashita , Ryohei Watanabe , Keishi Ōtomo
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki , Kasumi Arimura , Kaya Kiyohara , Kana Kurashina , Yuka Itaya , Hideaki Ito , Ryō Iwamatsu , Ryō Kase , Masahiro Kômoto , Gin Maeda
- Runtime: 138 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: Sangatsu no Lion: Part 1 (Japan) , 3月的獅子:前篇 (Taiwan) , 3-gatsu no raion zenpen , Sangatsu no raion zenpen (Japan) , March Comes in Like a Lion (United Kingdom) , March Comes in Like a Lion (United States of America) , 3月のライオン 前編 (Japan) , 3-gatsu no Lion: Part 1 (Japan) , March Comes in Like a Lion
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt5514632
March Comes in Like a Lion Cast · · · ALL
Keishi Ōtomo
Director
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Rei Kiriyama
Kasumi Arimura
Kyoko Koda
Kana Kurashina
Akari Kawamoto
Shota Sometani
Harunobu Nikaido
Kaya Kiyohara
Hinata Kawamoto
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Kai Shimada
Ryō Kase
Toji Soya
Gin Maeda
Someji Kawamoto
Issey Takahashi
Takashi Hayashida
Hideaki Ito
Masamune Goto
Etsushi Toyokawa
Sachika Koda
Ryō Iwamatsu
Takanori Jinguji
Shigeru Saiki
Sakutaro Yanagihara
Tomoya Nakamura
Tatsuyuki Misumi
Hiroyuki Onoue
Issa Matsumoto
Eita Okuno
Junkei Yamazaki
Chise Niitsu
Momo Kawamoto
Yuka Itaya
Misaki