Pale Flower Soluk çiçek 1964 2011
In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful and enigmatic gambling addict; what at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path. Bewitchingly shot and edited, and laced with a fever-dream-like score by Toru Takemitsu, this gangster romance was a breakthrough for the idiosyncratic Masahiro Shinoda. The pitch-black Pale Flower (Kawaita hana) is an unforgettable excursion into the underworld.
MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Masahiro Shinoda
COUNTRY: Japan
YEAR: 1964
Cast & Credits
Cast
Muraki Ryo Ikebe
Saeko Mariko Kaga
Yoh Takashi Fujiki
Aikawa Naoki Sugiura
Funada Seiji Miyaguchi
Yasuoka Eijiro Tono
Muraki’s lover Chisako Hara
Reiji Shinichiro Mikami
Tamaki Koji Nakahara
Jiro Isao Sasaki
Credits
Director Masahiro Shinoda
Produced by Masao Shirai and Shigeru Wakatsuki
Screenplay Ataru Baba and Masahiro Shinoda
From the original story by Shintaro Ishihara
Cinematography Masao Kosugi
Production design Shigemasa Toda
Music Toru Takemitsu and Yuji Takahashi
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A Film by Masahiro Shinoda
ArtHouse Drama 2.35:1 Black and White Japanese Dolby Digital Mono English Subtitles 96 min
ArtHouse Drama 2.35:1 Black and White Japanese Dolby Digital Mono English Subtitles 96 min
In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful and enigmatic gambling addict; what at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path. Bewitchingly shot and edited, and laced with a fever-dream-like score by Toru Takemitsu, this gangster romance was a breakthrough for the idiosyncratic Masahiro Shinoda. The pitch-black Pale Flower (Kawaita hana) is an unforgettable excursion into the underworld.
MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Masahiro Shinoda
COUNTRY: Japan
YEAR: 1964
Cast & Credits
Cast
Muraki Ryo Ikebe
Saeko Mariko Kaga
Yoh Takashi Fujiki
Aikawa Naoki Sugiura
Funada Seiji Miyaguchi
Yasuoka Eijiro Tono
Muraki’s lover Chisako Hara
Reiji Shinichiro Mikami
Tamaki Koji Nakahara
Jiro Isao Sasaki
Credits
Director Masahiro Shinoda
Produced by Masao Shirai and Shigeru Wakatsuki
Screenplay Ataru Baba and Masahiro Shinoda
From the original story by Shintaro Ishihara
Cinematography Masao Kosugi
Production design Shigemasa Toda
Music Toru Takemitsu and Yuji Takahashi
AMAZON
WIKIPEDIA
IMDB
CRITERION