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Pale Flower
Directed by
Masahiro Shinoda
Not Rated
1964
1h 36m
Drama
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7.7
92%
92%
7.4
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A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.
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Where to Watch Pale Flower
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Cast of Pale Flower
Ryō Ikebe
Muraki
Mariko Kaga
Saeko
Takashi Fujiki
Yo
Naoki Sugiura
Aikawa
Shinichirō Mikami
Reiji
Isao Sasaki
Jiro
Koji Nakahara
Tamaki
Chisako Hara
Shinko Furuta
Seiji Miyaguchi
Funada
Eijirō Tōno
Yasuoka
Mikizo Hirata
Mizoguchi
Kyū Sazanka
Imai
Sōhei Kurata
Hayakawa
Shin'ya Mizushima
Sabu
Muga Takewaki
Singer
Hiroshi Mizushima
Police Officer
Isao Tamagawa
Police Officer
Tomoko Saitō
Geisha
Keiko Kuni
Waitress
Akio Tanaka
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Pale Flower Ratings & Reviews
Seattle Film Blog
Kathy Fennessy
[Ryô] Ikebe's difficulty in memorizing dialogue had shaken the industry's faith in him--and his faith in himself--but Shinoda knew he could get the job done in light of his "erotic and graceful presence," and Ikebe fully rewards the filmmaker's faith.
Psychocinematography
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke
Pale Flower is a 'seductive' nihilistic masterpiece that explores the unescapable subjective problems created by the rhythmic capitalistic machinery.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
Stylishly shot and superbly acted, Masahiro Shinodas film is an exhilarating descent into the underworld.
ianthomasmalone.com
Ian Thomas Malone
Shinoda digs into the heart of a life in decay, years of unrewarded loyalty blunting the natural longing for a greater purpose.
Asian Movie Pulse
Panos Kotzathanasis
"Pale Flower" is stunning to watch, thought provoking and entertaining at the same time, and a true masterpiece of a film.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Pale Flower is one of the most haunting noirs I've seen, and something more; in 1964 it was an important work in an emerging Japanese New Wave of independent filmmakers, an exercise in existential cool.
Scene-Stealers.com
Eric Melin
Director Masahiro Shinoda takes lots of chances, using close-ups and off-kilter edits to deepen his characters. A jazzy, avant-garde score throws things even more off balance.
Paste Magazine
Sean Gandert
Pale Flower sits comfortably as one of the darker noir films ever made
Movie Metropolis
Christopher Long
They get no kicks from champagne.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
One of the best and most powerful yakuza films ever made.
Apollo Guide
Kurt Dahlke
A masterful, meticulously crafted, wry meditation on fate and love that any cinema fan will appreciate.
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