Paper Lantern (1987)
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".
Director:
Shunichi Kajima
Writer:
Goro Hanawa
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Takanori Jinnai as |
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Eri Ishida as |
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Yoshio Harada as |
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Mariko Kaga as |
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Takanobu Hozumi as |
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Nenji Kobayashi as |
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Takashi Naito as |
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Taketoshi Naitō as |
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Saburo Tokito as |
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Masayuki Watanabe as |
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Kazuo Andō as |
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Eri Nitta as |
| Writing | Goro Hanawa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Evan Lurie | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Shunichi Kajima | Director |
| Camera | Tatsuo Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Shōji Kaneko | Novel |
| Art | Tadayuki Kuwana | Art Direction |
