Pale Flower Blu-ray German a study of the destructiveness

a study of the destructiveness of sexual desire and — filmed within a claustrophobic sea of grass — one of the most striking and unique films of Japan’s last half-century

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Pale Flower Blu-ray German a study of the destructiveness'Pale Flower' Director: Masahiro Shinoda (1964) Criterion Collection Blu ray Staff Pick Japanese w English subtitles Includes interview with Shinoda, selected scene commentary, essay 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.. Bewitchingly shot