Kawaita hana /

乾いた花

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Ishihara, Shintarō, 1932- (Author), Takemitsu, Tōru (Composer), Takahashi, Yūji, 1938- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, Bungei Purodakushon Ninjin Kurabu, Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films
Other Authors:	Shinoda, Masahiro, 1931- (Scenarist, Director), Shirai, Masao (Producer), Wakatsuki, Shigeru, 1914- (Producer), Baba, Masaru (Scenarist), Ikebe, Ryō, 1918-2010 (Actor), Kaga, Mariko, 1943- (Actor), Fujiki, Takashi, 1940- (Actor), Sugiura, Naoki, 1931- (Actor), Kosugi, Masao (Cinematographer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Japanese dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Published:	[New York] : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, [2011]
Edition:	DVD special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 564.
Subjects:	Ishihara, Shintarō, > 1932- > Film adaptations. Ex-convicts > Japan > Drama. Women gamblers > Japan > Drama. Yakuza > Drama. Gambling > Japan > Drama. Tokyo (Japan) > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Feature films. Fiction films. Gangster films. New wave films. Film adaptations.

Description
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.
Item Description:	Based on the short novel by Shintaro Ishihara. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964. Bonus features: new video interview with the director; audio commentary; and a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chuck Stephens. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([18] pages ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby digital mono.; region 1, NTSC.
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Kosugi Masao ; editor, Sugihara Yoshi ; art, Toda Shigemasa ; music, Takemitsu Toru, Takahashi Yuji.
ISBN:	9781604654257 1604654252