Light of My Lion (2024)
Grade: B
Format: Series
Genre: Drama; Family; Mystery
Studio: TBS
Source: original
Netflix Global Top 10: Did not reach Global Top 10
A devoted city hall worker who has sacrificed his personal life to care for his autistic younger brother --- a talented painter --- has their rigid, carefully maintained routine shattered when a mysterious 6-year-old boy called "Lion" appears at their door and refuses to leave, leading to suspicions that the child may be connected to their estranged older sister who abandoned the family years ago. The series gently unfolds a layered mystery about family secrets, abandonment, and the meaning of home, all while portraying autism with uncommon authenticity and tenderness. A Koreeda-esque slow-bur
Cast
- Yuya Yagira
- Ryota Bando
- Asuka Saito
- Tasuku Sato
- Hayato Kakizawa