Pale flower.
In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet 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 fev...
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| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
2011.
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| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
564. |
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| Summary: | In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Special features: video interview with director Masahiro Shinoda; selected-scene audio commentary by film scholar Peter Grilli; theatrical trailer; booklet with essay by film critic Chuck Stephens. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray (requires Blu-ray player); region A; 2.35:1 aspect ratio; monaural. |
| Production Credits: | Director, Masahiro Shinoda. |
| ISBN: | 9781604654240 1604654244 |