Pale Flower

1964, 1h 36min -

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. Show more

"Pale Flower" — movie produced in Japan and released in 1964. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 36min. "Pale Flower" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!