Criterion spine #564
Pale Flower
1964Directed by Masahiro ShinodaJapan96 min
Pale Flower (Japanese: 乾いた花, Hepburn: Kawaita hana) is a 1964 Japanese film noir directed by Masahiro Shinoda. The film is about Muraki (Ryō Ikebe), a Yakuza hitman just released from prison. At an illegal gambling parlor, he finds himself drawn to a mysterious young woman named Saeko (Mariko Kaga).…
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