Paper Lantern

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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Release Date

May 23, 1987

Status

Released

Original Title

ちょうちん

Runtime

1h 40min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies

Vanfiru