Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger

They saw him as a hero....but could he live up to it?

1975•100 min

Adventure Drama

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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.

Director: Ken Annakin

Writers: Jack Davies

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Philo

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Top cast

David Niven

David Niven

'Major' Walter Bradbury

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Ambassador Kagoyama

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

Müller

Kazuhito Ando

Koichi Kagoyama

Irene Tsu

Irene Tsu

Talah

Ivan Desny

Ivan Desny

Foreign Minister

Miiko Taka

Miiko Taka

Mme. Kagoyama

Reviews

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David Niven is the epitome of the retired English soldier "Major Bradbury" in this gently comedic thriller. He is hired to tutor the young son of the Japanese Ambassador (Toshirô Mifune) to another, somewhat less democratic nation. When he and the young boy "Koichi" (Ando) are ki…

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