

Summer of the Lion Kings
1991, Japanese. Directed by Banmei Takahashi.
Katsu, who belongs to the Murai group of the Sakagami Union, was frustrated by the distance from the yakuza world he had envisioned. At that time, Katsu, who met Osamu who belongs to the conflicting Dainippon Kyokushinkai, feels the real gangster scent of Osamu.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 12 January 1991
- Original title
- 獅子王たちの夏
- Written by
- Takuya Nishioka, Shōji Kaneko
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Summer of the Lion Kings runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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Summer of the Lion Kings isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 January 1991. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Summer of the Lion Kings?
If you liked Summer of the Lion Kings, try Female Yakuza Tale, Sympathy for the Underdog, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima.
Who directed Summer of the Lion Kings?
Summer of the Lion Kings (1991) was directed by Banmei Takahashi and stars Show Aikawa, Koji Matoba, Miyuki Kosaka.