4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 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 read more
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 dead man’s absence doesn’t matter, read more
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 dead man’s absence doesn’t matter, read more
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 rel read more
