Pale Flower (US Version) DVD Region 1
Ikebe Ryo (Actor)
| Kaga Mariko (Actor)
| Shinoda Masahiro (Director)
| Richard Henze
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Crazed Japanese director Masahiro Shinoda is back again with this high voltage tale that mixes drugs, crime, and gambling. Recently released convict Muraki (Ryo Ikebe) meets the beautiful Saeko (Mariko Kaga) at a gambling house. Soon, they are lovers on the lam, navigating the menacing underworld of Tokyo, where danger lurks around every corner.
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| Product Title: | Pale Flower (US Version) Pale Flower (US Version) Pale Flower (US Version) Pale Flower (US Version) Pale Flower (US Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Ikebe Ryo (Actor) | Kaga Mariko (Actor) | Richard Henze 池部良 (Actor) | Kaga Mariko (Actor) | Richard Henze 池部良 (Actor) | Kaga Mariko (Actor) | Richard Henze 池部良 (Actor) | 加賀まりこ (Actor) | Richard Henze Ikebe Ryo (Actor) | Kaga Mariko (Actor) | Richard Henze |
| Director: | Shinoda Masahiro 篠田 正浩 篠田 正浩 篠田 正浩 Shinoda Masahiro |
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| Release Date: | 2003-11-18 |
| UPC Code: | 037429183328 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Color Information: | Black & White |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it? |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Publisher: | Home Vision |
| Package Weight: | 113 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1004415556 |
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Director: Masahiro Shinoda
DVD Features:
Region [unknown]
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Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Monaural - Japanese
Additional Release Material:
Interview With Director Masahiro Shinoda, Featuring Rare Photographs
Audio Essay By Avant-Garde Legend John Zorn
Text/Image Galleries:
Liner Notes by American Cinematheque Programmer Chris D.
Director Filmography
Region [unknown]
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Monaural - Japanese
Additional Release Material:
Interview With Director Masahiro Shinoda, Featuring Rare Photographs
Audio Essay By Avant-Garde Legend John Zorn
Text/Image Galleries:
Liner Notes by American Cinematheque Programmer Chris D.
Director Filmography
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Kevin Kennedy
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August 2, 2007
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August 2, 2007
Dark and moody yakuza tale
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There seem to be two primary approaches to filming a yakuza movie. You either go gaudy and ultra-violent, as with Miike Takashi and Fukasaku Kinji, or you go brooding and existential, as with Shinoda Masahiro in "Pale Flower". Shinoda, who also directed such classics as "Double Suicide" and "Gonza the Spearman", in his work on this film clearly was heavily influenced by the movies of Bergman, Fellini, and the French New Wave. Unfortunately, this influence burdens "Pale Flower" with pretentiousness. The central character, a yakuza hitman just released from a long stint behind bars, was conceived by Shinoda to be a nihilist. The yakuza world, in which loyalty is everything, seems an odd place for a nihilist. This choice by Shinoda ends up sucking much of the emotional life out of the film. On the plus side, the movie is stylishly shot and effectively atmospheric. Moreover, the film's climax truly packs a visceral punch, thanks to the gripping performances of the male and female leads. Recommended for fans of existentialist films. |
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