Poster of Paper Lantern

Paper Lantern

Plot: 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"
Release Date: Saturday, May 23 1987
37 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Takanori JinnaiTakanori Jinnai
Takanori Jinnai was
28 in Paper Lantern
Tue, Aug 12 1958
Portrait of Eri IshidaEri Ishida
Eri Ishida was
26 in Paper Lantern
Wed, Nov 09 1960
Portrait of Yoshio HaradaYoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada was
47 in Paper Lantern
Thu, Feb 29 1940 –
Tue, Jul 19 2011
Portrait of Mariko KagaMariko Kaga
Mariko Kaga was
43 in Paper Lantern
Sat, Dec 11 1943
Portrait of Takanobu HozumiTakanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi was
55 in Paper Lantern
Mon, Jul 20 1931 –
Fri, Oct 19 2018
Portrait of Nenji KobayashiNenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi was
46 in Paper Lantern
Fri, Feb 07 1941
Portrait of Takashi NaitoTakashi Naito
Takashi Naito was
31 in Paper Lantern
Fri, May 27 1955
Portrait of Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō was
60 in Paper Lantern
Wed, Jun 16 1926 –
Tue, Aug 21 2012
Portrait of Saburo TokitoSaburo Tokito
Saburo Tokito was
29 in Paper Lantern
Tue, Feb 04 1958
Portrait of Masayuki WatanabeMasayuki Watanabe
Masayuki Watanabe was
31 in Paper Lantern
Tue, Jan 24 1956
Portrait of Kazuo AndōKazuo Andō
Kazuo Andō was
27 in Paper Lantern
Thu, Oct 08 1959
Portrait of Eri NittaEri Nitta
Eri Nitta was
>> in Paper Lantern
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Shunichi KajimaShunichi Kajima
Shunichi Kajima was
43 in Paper Lantern
as 'Director'
Sun, Jan 02 1944
Portrait of Tatsuo SuzukiTatsuo Suzuki
Tatsuo Suzuki was
>> in Paper Lantern
as 'Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Goro HanawaGoro Hanawa
Goro Hanawa was
49 in Paper Lantern
as 'Screenplay'
Thu, Feb 10 1938
Portrait of Evan LurieEvan Lurie
Evan Lurie was
32 in Paper Lantern
as 'Original Music Composer'
Tue, Sep 28 1954
Portrait of Shōji KanekoShōji Kaneko
Shōji Kaneko would have been no older than
33 in Paper Lantern
as 'Novel'
Mon, Dec 19 1949 –
Sun, Nov 06 1983
Portrait of Tadayuki KuwanaTadayuki Kuwana
Tadayuki Kuwana was
>> in Paper Lantern
as 'Art Direction'
Unknown Birthday