Pale Flower (1964) - (The Criterion Collection - #564) [DVD9] [2011]
A Film by Masahiro Shinoda
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Art-House/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.