
March Comes In Like a Lion
Directed by Hitoshi Yazaki
Produced by Hitoshi Yazaki Group
A deeply unsettling psychological drama that exploits amnesia to explore transgressive desire and the fragility of identity and memory.
Set in Tokyo, Ice brings her amnesiac older brother Haruo home from the hospital to care for him. He is reluctant to go, until Ice tells him that she is his lover. Since he has no memory of his sister Ice, he obliges her. How long until his memory returns?
Clusters
Genres
Questions people ask
Is March Comes In Like a Lion sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does March Comes In Like a Lion end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is March Comes In Like a Lion scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is March Comes In Like a Lion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is March Comes In Like a Lion violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble








Like March Comes In Like a Lion
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as March Comes In Like a Lion
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like March Comes In Like a Lion, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like March Comes In Like a Lion, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like March Comes In Like a Lion, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































