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Pale Flower (Kawaita hana) is a 1964 Japanese crime film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. The film is about Murakami (Ryo Ikebe) is 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 Murakami 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 lead to nine month delay of the film's release.

Home video

Homevision released a Region 1 DVD of Pale Flower on November 18, 2003. A new DVD and blu-ray edition of the film is set to be released on May 17, 2011.

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

• Richie, Donald (2005). A hundred years of Japanese film: a concise history, with a selective guide to DVDs and videos. Kodansha International. ISBN 4770029950. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

• 1964 films
• 1960s crime films
• Crime drama films
• Yakuza films
• Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda