March Comes In Like a Lion

The story

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 & crew

Ryunosuke KamikiRei Kiriyama

Kasumi ArimuraKyoko Koda

Kana KurashinaAkari Kawamoto

Shota SometaniHarunobu Nikaido

Kaya KiyoharaHinata Kawamoto

Kuranosuke SasakiKai Shimada

Ryo KaseToji Soya

Gin MaedaSomeji Kawamoto

Issey TakahashiTakashi Hayashida

Hideaki ItoMasamune Goto

Etsushi ToyokawaSachika Koda

Ryo IwamatsuTakanori Jinguji