
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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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...
Paper Lantern (1987) was directed by Shunichi Kajima. The film is a Action, Drama production with a runtime of 1h 40m.
Paper Lantern runs 1h 40m (100 minutes total). Genre: Action, Drama.