Action ·Drama · Japan · 1987 · 1h 40m

Paper Lantern

ちょうちん

Director

Cast

Takanori Jinnai as Eri Ishida as Yoshio Harada as Mariko Kaga as Takanobu Hozumi as Nenji Kobayashi as

Crew

Tatsuo Suzuki — Director of Photography Evan Lurie — Original Music Composer Goro Hanawa — Screenplay Shōji Kaneko — Novel

Synopsis

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".

Mood & Themes

yakuza

Key Collaborators

Shunichi Kajima Director Tatsuo Suzuki Director of Photography Evan Lurie Original Music Composer Goro Hanawa Screenplay Shōji Kaneko Novel

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