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Pale Flower (1964): A Stylish Japanese Noir
4 Star Films
Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 17, 2021
The images aren’t unfamiliar to those acquainted with Japan’s metropolis. A voice surmises over images of the bustling train station. “Back in Tokyo. 3 years. It makes my head spin. Why are so many people crammed into cage-like boxes?” I couldn’t agree more with our na
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Pale Flower (1964, Shinoda Masahiro)
The Stop Button
Posted by on December 10, 2019
Pale Flower opens with lead Ikebe Ryô narrating his first day out of prison. Not what he does—we get to see what he does—but how he feels about being out, what he notices. He’s killed a man, been in prison for three years, and nothing has changed in Tokyo. The...
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Pale Flower (1964, Shinoda Masahiro)
The Stop Button
Posted by on December 10, 2019
Pale Flower opens with lead Ikebe Ryô narrating his first day out of prison. Not what he does—we get to see what he does—but how he feels about being out, what he notices. He’s killed a man, been in prison for three years, and nothing has changed in Tokyo. The...
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Pale Flower (1964)
Flickers in Time
Posted by Beatrice on March 26, 2018
Pale Flower (Kawaita hana) Directed by Masahiro Shinoda Written by Masaru Baba and Masahiro Shinoda from a novel by Shintaro Ishihara 1964/Japan Bungei Production Ninjin Club First viewing/FilmStruck The style is is some of the most striking of the Japanese New Wave. Gangster Muraki is released
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