Pale Flower
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Pale Flower is a 1964 Japanese New Wave yakuza film directed by Masahiro Shinoda, noted for its moody noir style, existential themes, and innovative use of sound and editing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese New Wave film
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film ⓘ yakuza film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Shintaro Ishihara ⓘ |
| centralActivity | high-stakes gambling ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Masao Kosugi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Masahiro Shinoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Shochiku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Yoshiyasu Hamamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingStyle | elliptical editing ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Muraki
NERFINISHED
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Saeko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Japanese New Wave
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crime film ⓘ film noir ⓘ yakuza film ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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boredom ⓘ death ⓘ existentialism ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Criterion Collection Blu-ray
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Criterion Collection DVD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later yakuza films
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neo-noir cinema ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | yakuza ⓘ |
| musicBy | Toru Takemitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
existential
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nihilistic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative editing
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innovative use of sound ⓘ moody noir style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOfMovement | Japanese New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | gambling underworld in Tokyo ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Shochiku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Masahiro Shinoda
NERFINISHED
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Shintaro Ishihara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | postwar Japan ⓘ |
| setting | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundDesign |
experimental use of ambient sound
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jazz-influenced score ⓘ |
| visualStyle | high-contrast black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
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