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Paper Lantern

ちょうちん

19871h 40m10.0/ 10 · TMDB · 1 votes
ActionDrama

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".

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Directed by Shunichi Kajima

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Takanori Jinnai
Takanori Jinnai

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Eri Ishida
Eri Ishida

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Yoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada

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Mariko Kaga
Mariko Kaga

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Takanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi

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Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi

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Takashi Naito
Takashi Naito

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Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō

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Saburo Tokito
Saburo Tokito

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Masayuki Watanabe

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released23 May 1987
Original languageJapanese
CountriesJapan
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Kazuo Andō

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Eri Nitta

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