Paper Tiger
5.9
“They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?”
A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.
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Cast
27 people
David Niven
'Major' Walter Bradbury
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
Toshirō Mifune
Ambassador Kagoyama
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Hardy Krüger
Müller
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Hatari!
Kazuhito Ando
Koichi Kagoyama
Also in
Shoujo Commando IZUMI
Dimensional Warrior Spielvan
Irene Tsu
Talah
Known for
Noble House
Over the Moon
Ivan Desny
Foreign Minister
Known for
World on a Wire
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Miiko Taka
Mme. Kagoyama
Known for
Shōgun
Sayonara
Jeff Corey
Mr. King
Known for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Conan the Destroyer
Patricia Donahue
Mrs. King
Known for
Cutter's Way
Rainer Penkert
Army Colonel
Known for
Morituri
What Have You Done to Solange?
Noor Kumalasari
Ruby
Also in
Menanti Hari Esok
Adik Manja
Salleh Ben Joned
Sokono(Kulagong police chief)
Also in
The Big Durian
Bintang Malam
Ken Annakin Director · Jack Davies Writer Roy Budd Composer
United States release November 5, 1975 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Euan Lloyd Productions, Joseph E. Levine Productions
Production
MacLean and Company
Production
Euan Lloyd Productions
Production
Joseph E. Levine Productions
Production
Filmways Australasian Distributors
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 5, 1975
Theatrical
Japan
May 1, 1976 · Theatrical
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