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'''''Pale Flower''''' (''Kawaita hana'') is a 1964 Japanese crime film directed by ]. The film is about Muraki (]) a Yajuza hitman just released from prison. At an illegal gambling parlor, he finds himself drawn to a mysterious young woman named Saeko (]). Though Saeko loses large sums of money, she asks Muraki to find games with larger and larger stakes. The two become involved in an intense mutually destructive relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/pale-flower-179883|work=Allmovie|accessdate=February 14, 2011|title=Pale Flower: Overview - Allmovie|author=Crow, Jonathan}}</ref> '''''Pale Flower''''' (''Kawaita hana'') is a 1964 Japanese crime film directed by ]. The film is about Muraki (]) a ] hitman just released from prison. At an illegal gambling parlor, he finds himself drawn to a mysterious young woman named Saeko (]). Though Saeko loses large sums of money, she asks Muraki to find games with larger and larger stakes. The two become involved in an intense mutually destructive relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/pale-flower-179883|work=Allmovie|accessdate=February 14, 2011|title=Pale Flower: Overview - Allmovie|author=Crow, Jonathan}}</ref>


==Production== ==Production==

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1964 Template:Film Japan film
Pale Flower
Directed byMasahiro Shinoda
Written byMasaru Baba
Masahiro Shinoda
Story byShintaro Ishihara
StarringRyo Ikebe
Mariko Kaga
Takashi Fujiki
Chisako Hara
CinematographyMasao Kosugi
Music byToru Takemitsu
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time96 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film Japan
LanguageJapanese

Pale Flower (Kawaita hana) is a 1964 Japanese crime film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. The film is about Muraki (Ryo Ikebe) a Yakuza hitman just released from prison. At an illegal gambling parlor, he finds himself drawn to a mysterious young woman named Saeko (Mariko Kaga). Though Saeko loses large sums of money, she asks Muraki to find games with larger and larger stakes. The two become involved in an intense mutually destructive relationship.

Production

Director Shinoda chose the subject of yakuza as he felt the yakuza world is the only place where a Japanese ceremonial structure is sustained.

Release

When screenwriter Masaru Baba saw Shinoda's film focus on visual and sound, he complained to the managers at the company Shochiku. This led to a nine-month delay of the film's release.

Home video

Homevision released a Region 1 DVD of Pale Flower on November 18, 2003. The Criterion Collection have released a new DVD and Blu-Ray edition of the film.

Notes

  1. Crow, Jonathan. "Pale Flower: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Schrader, 2005. p.205
  3. Deming, Mark. "Pale Flower: Overview: Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  4. "Pale Flower (1964) - The Criterion Collection". Criterion Collection. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

References

External links

Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda
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