Paper Lantern

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Poster for Paper Lantern
MOVIE

Paper Lantern

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".

Original Title

ちょうちん

Release Date

1987-05-23

Year

1987

Duration

1h 40m

Status

Released

Score

10.00

Production

#yakuza

Cast