While the French were creating the new wave movement of the 50s-60s, Japanese studios were turning out bold, fresh, new films. The yakuza drama is as old as Japanese cinema itself, but director Masahiro Shinoda joins it with expressionism and shadowy western noir themes that lea...( read more)
a stunning yakuza film with gorgeous black and white cinematography and an utterly nihilistic tone. hmm, flixster says '74 but i'm pretty sure it's '64, japanese 'new wave.' a gangster fresh out of prison meets a mysterious girl in a gambling den and they begin a relationship b...( read more)
Pale Flower is a nicely written 1960s Japanese Yakuza gangster flick, which covers gambling, love, and murder. Everything a growing person needs.While this is a Yakuza film involving 3 gangs, the action is non-existent. This is a slow burn of a story that follows Mura
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Stylish and well filmed. Lots of fun camera stuff. Hard nosed while not overly violent Japanese new-wave gangster film.
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