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".
Unfortunately the movie Paper Lantern is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Shunichi Kajima | Director |
Writing | Shōji Kaneko | Novel |
Writing | Goro Hanawa | Screenplay |
Camera | Tatsuo Suzuki | Director of Photography |
Art | Tadayuki Kuwana | Art Direction |
Sound | Evan Lurie | Original Music Composer |