Paper Lantern

Paper Lantern(1987)

May 23, 1987
1h 40m
IMDb6.711

Overview

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".

Cast

Crew

Director of Photography

Tatsuo Suzuki

Screenplay

Goro Hanawa

Details

Original Title

ちょうちん

Original Language

ja

Country

Japan

Production

Vanfiru

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