1964 · crime · noir · drama
Pale Flower
Directed by Masahiro Shinoda1h 36m1964
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.
Our read: Pale Flower (1964) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded crime · noir · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured crime / noir, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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