The Hungry Lion () is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by , starring Urara Matsubayashi, Atomu Mizuishi, Mariko Tsutsui, and Sakiko Kato.
Cast Urara Matsubayashi as Hitomo Sugimoto Atomu Mizuishi as Hiroki Fujigawa Mariko Tsutsui as Yuko Sugimoto as Nanami Oda Sakiko Kato as Moe Sasaki Tomomi Sugai as Misaki Kinoshita as Asuka Sugimoto as Tetsuya Kondo as Tsuyoshi Hosono as Kohei Nishijima as Atsushi Togawa
Release The film premiered at the 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival on 27 October.
Reception Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "timely critique that will doubtless fall on deaf ears."
Mark Schilling of The Japan Times rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote that with "cool restraint and precision" it "illustrates the process by which the internet destroys, celebrates and forgets a young life touched by scandal."
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