Ryō Ikebe
The yakuza
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Plot. Muraki, a hard-boiled Yakuza gangster, has been released from prison after serving a sentence for murdering Kijima, a rival gang member. At an illegal gambling parlor, he bets a large sum of money and loses to Saeko, a young upper-class woman who drives fast cars.
May 16, 2011 · At the center of "Pale Flower" stands a very quiet man, closed within himself, a professional killer. He works for a gang in the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and as the film begins he has returned to Tokyo after serving a prison sentence for murder.
Pale Flower: Directed by Masahiro Shinoda. With Ryô Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Takashi Fujiki, Naoki Sugiura. 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.
- (4.4K)
- Action, Crime
- Masahiro Shinoda
- 1964-03-01
Muraki, a hardboiled Yakuza gangster, has just been released from prison after serving a sentence for murder. Revisiting his old gambling haunts, he meets Saeko, a striking young upper-class woman who is out seeking thrills, and whose presence adds spice to the staid masculine underworld rituals.
Japanese gangster Muraki (Ryô Ikebe) is released from jail after a few years and finds both organized crime and the real world have moved on without him. Taking up with his old Yakuza crew, he...
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- Ryô Ikebe
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Bungei Production Ninjin Club
May 17, 2011 · The pitch-black Pale Flower (Kawaita hana) is an unforgettable excursion into the underworld. In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful and enigmatic gambling addict; what at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path.
Brief Synopsis. 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. Cast & Crew. Read More. Masahiro Shinoda. Director. Ryo Ikebe. Mariko Kaga. Takashi Fujiki. Masaru Baba. Writer. Shintaro Ishihara. Writer.
