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| Directed by | Masahiro Shinoda |
| Written by | Masaru Baba Masahiro Shinoda |
| Story by | Shintaro Ishihara |
| Starring | Ryo Ikebe Mariko Kaga Takashi Fujiki Chisako Hara |
| Cinematography | Masao Kosugi |
| Music by | Toru Takemitsu |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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
- Crow, Jonathan. "Pale Flower: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ^ Schrader, 2005. p.205
- Deming, Mark. "Pale Flower: Overview: Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- "Pale Flower (1964) - The Criterion Collection". Criterion Collection. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
References
- Richie, Donald (2005). A hundred years of Japanese film: a concise history, with a selective guide to DVDs and videos. Kodansha International. ISBN 4770029950.
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External links
- Pale Flower at IMDb
| Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda | |
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