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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.
Original Release
03/01/1964
US Release
05/12/1974
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ryô Ikebe | Muraki |
Mariko Kaga | Saeko |
Takashi Fujiki | Yoh / Yo |
Naoki Sugiura | Aikawa |
Shin'ichirô Mikami | Reiji |
Isao Sasaki | Jiro |
Kôji Nakahara | Tamaki |
Chisako Hara | Yakuza's Lover / Shinko Furuta |
Seiji Miyaguchi | Gang leader Funada / Funada |
Eijirô Tôno | Gang Leader Yasuoka / Yasuoka |
Directors
Writers
Masahiro Shinoda, Shintarô Ishihara, Masaru Baba
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ryô Ikebe | Muraki |
Mariko Kaga | Saeko |
Takashi Fujiki | Yoh / Yo |
Naoki Sugiura | Aikawa |
Shin'ichirô Mikami | Reiji |
Isao Sasaki | Jiro |
Kôji Nakahara | Tamaki |
Chisako Hara | Yakuza's Lover / Shinko Furuta |
Seiji Miyaguchi | Gang leader Funada / Funada |
Eijirô Tôno | Gang Leader Yasuoka / Yasuoka |
Mikizo Hirata | Mizuguchi / Mizoguchi |
Reizaburô Yamamoto | |
Kyû Sazanka | Imai |
Hideo Kidokoro | |
Akio Tanaka | Patron / Stout Customer |
Hiroshi Mizushima | Police Officer |
Isao Tamagawa | Police Officer |
Shin'ya Mizushima | Sabu |
Osamu Abe | |
Sôhei Kurata | Hayakawa |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Masayuki Nakajima | Producer |
Toshio Shimizu | Producer |
Masao Shirai | Producer |
Shigeru Wakatsuki | Producer |