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".

Released May 23, 1987 100 min None+

Genres: Action, Drama

Keywords: imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.japanese-drama, tmdb.yakuza

Production Companies: Vanfiru

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese