
Cruel Story of Youth(1960)
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.


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.

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
Pale Flower is a crime, romance film released in 1964 exploring themes of gangster, release from prison, yakuza, criminal past, racetrack, gambler. Directed by Masahiro Shinoda, it stars Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Takashi Fujiki. 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.
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