Pale Flower (1964)
1h 36m
Running Time
March 1, 1964Release Date

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently Pale Flower is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

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

Yuji Takahashi
Composer

Tomoko Saitō
Geisha

Keiko Kuni
Waitress

Akio Tanaka
Stout Customer

Masahiro Shinoda
Director / Screenplay

Masao Shirai
Producer

Shigeru Wakatsuki
Producer

Masayuki Nakajima
Producer's Assistant

Hideo Nishizaki
Sound Recordist

Masaru Baba
Screenplay

Toshio Shimizu
Producer's Assistant

Hideo Kishida
Executive In Charge Of Production

Takao Kajihara
Still Photographer

Saburo Abe
Assistant Art Director

Masao Kosugi
Director of Photography

Ichirô Mizunuma
Assistant Director

Shintarō Ishihara
Novel

Yuji Takahashi
Original Music Composer

Hatsuo Kojima
Set Decoration

Shigemasa Toda
Art Direction

Yoshi Sugihara
Editor

Nariyuki Yamane
Assistant Director

Gô Yoshida
Assistant Director

Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer

Shuichi Oki

Kanji Ōsugi

Daijirô Minami

Shôsuke Oni

Hideo Kidokoro

Yoshihide Satō

Katsumasa Yamayoshi

Masaaki Hagihara

Hiroshi Ikaida

Teruko Yamada

Akie Kokubu

Hiromi Hagita

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Eiji Tsumura

Toshio Shimamura

Fumio Tooyama

Masahiko Inoue

Isao Suenaga

Keiko Mizushina

Shinobu Emi

Tae Hayakawa

Kentarō Imai

Nobuo Takagi

Yûsaku Nishihara

Hideo Asami

Hiroshi Nozawa

Shinkichi Hayabusa

Fusako Maki

Osamu Abe

Yôji Doki

Keiji Tsuchida
Media.

















Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1964
Original Name乾いた花
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
yakuza
gangster
gambler
ex-con
japanese noir
gambling house
japanese new wave
release from prison
criminal past
racetrack
police raid
severed finger
man saves troubled woman
Wiki.
Pale Flower (乾いた花, Kawaita hana) is a 1964 Japanese film noir directed by Masahiro Shinoda. The film is about Muraki (Ryō Ikebe) a Yakuza hitman just released from prison. At an illegal gambling parlor, he finds himself drawn to a mysterious young woman named Saeko (Mariko Kaga). Though Saeko loses large sums of money, she asks Muraki to find games with larger and larger stakes. The two become involved in an intense mutually destructive relationship. Film critic Roger Ebert gave Pale Flower four stars and placed it on his list of Great Movies.
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