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The Lion Standing in the Wind

The Lion Standing in the Wind is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The Lion Standing in the Wind rather than just read about it. In short: The Lion Standing in the Wind (風に立つライオン, Kaze ni Tatsu Raion) is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released on March 14, 2015.

Key takeaways

The Lion Standing in the Wind belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect The Lion Standing in the Wind to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of The Lion Standing in the Wind from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Lion Standing in the Wind (風に立つライオン, Kaze ni Tatsu Raion) is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released on March 14, 2015. It is based on the true story of a Japanese doctor working in Africa using information from letters sent home to the girl he left behind in Japan. The letters originally formed the basis for the popular 1987 Japanese song "Kaze ni Tatsu Lion" by Masashi Sada, who was encouraged by actor Takao Osawa to adapt the song into a novel. The novel was released in 2013 and was later adapted into the 2015 film directed by Takashi Miike.

Plot The young volunteer surgeons Katsuhiko Aoki and Kōichirō Shimada travel to Kenya to assist Dr. Murakami in his studies at the Institute of Tropical Medicine as well as in his treatment of locals. They are then sent for a month to Lokichogio to perform surgery on child soldiers and Kōichirō is so moved by his experience that he later asks to return to Lokichogio, where he is joined by Wakako Kusano. Kōichirō had previously had a relationship with Takako Akishima in Nagasaki and had invited her to come with him to Africa but she chose to remain with her family to eventually take over her father's medical practice. Prior to that, Kōichirō had stuttered in high school but was able to overcome it when he sang as a soloist in the school choir. An injured child soldier named Ndung'u is brought to the hospital in Lokichogio and Kōichirō operates on his leg but the boy is left using crutches. Ndung'u is very distrustful of others and his only intention is to return to life as a soldier. Kōichirō leaves the city to get supplies and Ndung'u is certain that he will not return. When Kōichirō returns, Ndung'u is surprised and reconsiders his plans for the future. He begins using his artistic talents to draw portraits of the doctors. After Kōichirō dresses up as Santa Claus and hands out Christmas presents to the children, Ndung'u decides to become a doctor to atone for his past crimes. Kōichirō decides to stay in Lokichogio instead of returning to Japan. Wakako privately sets up an orphanage. Takako takes over her father's practice. While attempting to visit an old patient, shots are fired at Kōichirō's vehicle and he is killed by a grenade. After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, an old woman whose illness was treated by Kōichirō visits the orphanage and donates a small bag of corn kernels to the people suffering in Japan. Ndung'u travels to the Tōhoku with the kernels and befriends an orphaned Japanese boy.

Cast Takao Osawa as Kōichirō Shimada Satomi Ishihara as Wakako Kusano Yōko Maki as Takako Akishima Masato Hagiwara as Katsuhiko Aoki Ryōhei Suzuki Ayako Fujitani as Satoko Kojima Honoka Matsumoto as young Satoko Kumi Nakamura as Kiyomi Akijima Hajime Yamazaki as Seiichi Akijima Renji Ishibashi as Masayuki Murakami Nick Reding Patrick Oketch as Afundi Lydia Gitachu

Reception The film earned ¥132.691 million on its opening weekend in Japan.

References

External links Official website (in Japanese) The Lion Standing in the Wind at IMDb

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The Lion Standing in the Wind

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The Lion Standing in the Wind claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The Lion Standing in the Wind before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The Lion Standing in the Wind ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The Lion Standing in the Wind

In research: The Lion Standing in the Wind appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The Lion Standing in the Wind in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The Lion Standing in the Wind is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2015 English-language films, 2015 Japanese-language films, 2015 Japanese films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The Lion Standing in the Wind outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study The Lion Standing in the Wind in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what The Lion Standing in the Wind means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain The Lion Standing in the Wind out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is The Lion Standing in the Wind in simple terms?

The Lion Standing in the Wind (風に立つライオン, Kaze ni Tatsu Raion) is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released on March 14, 2015.

Why does The Lion Standing in the Wind matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study The Lion Standing in the Wind?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on The Lion Standing in the Wind.