Pale Flower

Japanese film series 2026:

Venue: Projector, first floor

Yakuza, who has just been released from prison, becomes entangled in a relationship with a beautiful and enigmatic gambling addict...

SHINODA Masahiro has succeeded in making a fascinating film of the Japanese new wave - a "film noir" that was a defining style for the yakuza thriller subgenre. Based on a story by ISHIHARA Shintarô, with a film score by Tōru Takemitsu.

With an introduction by Rüdiger Albrecht, musicologist and co-editor of the book "Tōru Takemitsu. Globalized Composing" about Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), who is considered one of the most important Japanese composers of Western style and enjoys the highest reputation in his home country.

Japan 1964, 96 minutes, b/w, original language. Director: SHINODA Masahiro, screenplay: SHINODA Masahiro, BABA Masaru, music: TAKEMITSU Tōru. FSK 16