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Paper Lantern
100%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Paper Lantern (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Paper Lantern (1987) — a movie tagged as Action and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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". Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Paper Lantern 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Paper Lantern is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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Synopsis
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".
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-05-23
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 10.0
- TMDB ID
- 592225
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What is Paper Lantern about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Paper Lantern?
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How long is the movie Paper Lantern?
The official runtime for Paper Lantern is approximately 100 minutes.
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