Chōchin (film)
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| Directed by | Shunichi Kajima |
| Written by | Goro Hanawa[1] |
| Based on | Chochin by Shōji Kaneko |
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| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki[1] |
| Edited by | Kiyoaki Saito |
| Music by | Evan Lurie[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toei[1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥300 million[2] |
Chōchin (ちょうちん), also known as Paper Lantern, is a 1987 Japanese crime drama film directed by Shunichi Kajima. It is an adaptation of a novel by Shōji Kaneko,[1] who died of cancer four years prior to the film's production. The screenplay was written by Goro Hanawa.[1] It stars Takanori Jinnai in the lead role, alongside Eri Ishida, Yoshio Harada and Mariko Kaga. Toei released Chōchin on May 23, 1987, in Japan, where it was a financial success.[2]
Premise
A new wave yakuza film in which Takanori Jinnai plays a young yakuza suffering from stomach cancer who has very little time left to live.
Cast
- Takanori Jinnai as Chiaki Murata
- Eri Ishida as Shinko
- Yoshio Harada as Machida
- Mariko Kaga as Etsuko Machida
- Masayuki Watanabe as Kozo
- Takanobu Hozumi as Koshikawa
- Nenji Kobayashi as Branch Manager
- Taketoshi Naito as Motohashi
- Tsuyoshi Naito as Hanaki
- Saburō Tokitō as Masseuse
- Kazuo Andō as Hiroshi Yoshimura
- Eri Nitta as Ryoko Murata
- Hitoshi Ozawa as Tetsu
- Atsushi Natsu as Makoto
- Kenzo Miyake as Akira
- Zhao Fanghao as Ken-chan
- Kimiko Yu as Michi
- Fuwa Mansaku as Kamahachi
- Toshihachi Ito as Segawa
- Takehiko Ono as Izaki
- Ei Sato as Hirayama
- Mojiro Sato as Manager of Club Yutaka
Awards and nominations
- Won: Best Director - Shunichi Kajima (shared with Kazuo Hara)
- Won: Best Supporting Actress - Eri Ishida
- Special Jury Prize
- Best Ten List: 5th place[4]
12th Hochi Film Awards
- Won: Best Actor – Takanori Jinnai
61st Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards
- Best Ten List: 10th place
30th Blue Ribbon Awards
- Won: Best Actor – Takanori Jinnai
11th Japan Academy Awards
- Nominated: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Takanori Jinnai
- Nominated: Newcomer of the Year – Masayuki Watanabe
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lantern (1987)". www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Box Office Value". Kinema Junpo: 154. November 1988.
- ^ 第９回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８７年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ １９８７年度 日本映画ベストテン (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-15.