Paper Lantern
Trailer: Paper Lantern
Year: 1987
Studio: Vanfiru
Director: Shunichi Kajima
Cast: Takanori Jinnai, Eri Ishida, Yoshio Harada, Mariko Kaga, Takanobu Hozumi, Nenji Kobayashi
Crew: Shunichi Kajima (Director), Shōji Kaneko (Novel), Tatsuo Suzuki (Director of Photography), Tadayuki Kuwana (Art Direction), Goro Hanawa (Screenplay), Evan Lurie (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 100 minutes
Release: May 23, 1987
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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