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Pale Flower

Pale Flower

19647.31h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Written by Masahiro Shinoda, Masaru Baba, Shintarō Ishihara
Produced by Masao Shirai, Shigeru Wakatsuki
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Top Cast

Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Muraki

Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

Saeko

Takashi Fujiki

Takashi Fujiki

Yo

Naoki Sugiura

Naoki Sugiura

Aikawa

Shinichirō Mikami

Shinichirō Mikami

Reiji

Isao Sasaki

Isao Sasaki

Jiro

K

Koji Nakahara

Tamaki

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Shinko Furuta

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Funada

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Yasuoka

Themes & Keywords

gangsterrelease from prisonyakuzacriminal pastracetrackgamblerex-conpolice raidjapanese noirgambling housejapanese new wavesevered finger

About Pale Flower

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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