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March Comes In Like a Lion

1991 · 118 min Drama
6.4 / 10 · TMDB

The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are. They are brother and sister, she is seven and he is eight. She goes on to say that when she was seven and he was eight, she told her brother that she would marry him.

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Original Title 三月のライオン
Year 1991
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Hitoshi Yazaki
Runtime 118 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.4/10 (21 votes)

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The director constructs the narrative on the contrast between the fragility of childhood memories, captured in Polaroid snapshots, and the dense reality of adult life. He works with quiet, contemplative frames and minimal sound to explore the boundaries of familial attachment and its painful collision with social conventions.

What lingers after viewing is a subtle yet deeply affecting film that leaves a residue of melancholic beauty and complex, unanswered questions about the nature of love. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Hitoshi Yazaki

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