Kawaita hana /

乾いた花

In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet enigmatic gambling addict. What at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Ishihara, Shintarō, 1932- (Author), Takemitsu, Tōru (Composer), Takahashi, Yūji, 1938- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, Bungei Purodakushon Ninjin Kurabu, Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films
Other Authors:	Shinoda, Masahiro, 1931- (Scenarist, Director), Shirai, Masao (Producer), Wakatsuki, Shigeru, 1914- (Producer), Baba, Masaru (Scenarist), Ikebe, Ryō, 1918-2010 (Actor), Kaga, Mariko, 1943- (Actor), Fujiki, Takashi, 1940- (Actor), Sugiura, Naoki, 1931- (Actor), Kosugi, Masao (Cinematographer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Published:	[New York] : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, [2011]
Edition:	DVD special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 564.
Subjects:	Ishihara, Shintarō, > 1932- > Film adaptations. Ex-convicts > Japan > Drama. Women gamblers > Japan > Drama. Yakuza > Drama. Gambling > Japan > Drama. Tokyo (Japan) > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Feature films. Fiction films. Gangster films. New wave films. Film adaptations.

Pale flower.

Published 2011

Video Blu-ray Disc