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

Crew

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