Rent Pale Flower (1964)
3.8 of 5 from 56 ratings
1h 36min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet 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 from Masahiro Shinoda (Samurai Spy, Double Suicide) announced an idiosyncratic major filmmaking talent. The pitch-black 'Pale Flower' is an unforgettable excursion into the underworld.
- Actors:
- Ryô Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Takashi Fujiki, Naoki Sugiura, Shin'ichirô Mikami, Isao Sasaki, Koji Nakahara, Chisako Hara, Seiji Miyaguchi, Eijirô Tôno, Mikizo Hirata, Reizaburô Yamamoto, Kyû Sazanka, Hideo Kidokoro, Akio Tanaka, Hiroshi Mizushima, Isao Tamagawa, Shin'ya Mizushima, Osamu Abe, Sôhei Kurata
- Directors:
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Producers:
- Masao Shirai, Shigeru Wakatsuki
- Writers:
- Shintarô Ishihara, Masaru Baba, Masahiro Shinoda
- Aka:
- Kawaita Hana
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/03/2022
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with director Masahiro Shinoda
- Selected-scene audio commentary by film scholar Peter Grilli, coproducer of Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu
- Trailer
