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Paper Lantern

Original Title: ちょうちん

1987
1h 40m
Action
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1987

Runtime

1h 40m

Storyline

A new wave Yakuza film in which Takanori Jinnai plays a young Yakuza suffering from stomach cancer who has very little left to live. This film is based on the posthumous manuscript of Shoji Kaneko, the legendary director who died of cancer after completing work on the hit "Ryuji".

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
May 23, 1987
Languages
Japanese
Director
Shunichi Kajima
Production
Vanfiru
Vanfiru
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Takanori Jinnai

Takanori Jinnai

Eri Ishida

Eri Ishida

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

Takanobu Hozumi

Takanobu Hozumi

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Saburo Tokito

Saburo Tokito

Masayuki Watanabe

Kazuo Andō

Eri Nitta

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