Sakutarou Yanagihara — March Comes In Like a Lion Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Hochu Otsuka

Appears in

March Comes In Like a Lion (2016)

Role

Cameo

Relationships (1)

• Sakutarou Yanagihara — Veteran Champion / Observational Figure — Rei Kiriyama (Kengo Kawanishi)

  A revered veteran whose career milestones serve as professional benchmarks for Rei, observed closely through commentary and broadcast.

  S2E2 shows Yanagihara in the Meijin Championship. S2E17-18 covers his Kishou final match, with Rei and Nikaidou commentating.

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• Rei Kiriyama (Kengo Kawanishi)
• Rei Kiriyama as a Child (Yumi Uchiyama)
• Issa Matsumoto (Subaru Kimura)
• Authorized Person 1 (Shinya Takahashi)
• Harunobu Nikaidou (Nobuhiko Okamoto)
• Yuusuke Takahashi (Yoshimasa Hosoya)
• Akari Kawamoto / Kuro-chan (Ai Kayano)
• Hanaoka (Yoji Ueda)
• Kimura (Chitose Morinaga)
• Moderator (Kumiko Nakane)
• Announcement (You Taichi)
• Scorekeeper (Kentaro Tone)