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.bewitchingly shot and edited and laced with a fever dreamlike score by toru takemitsu woman in the dunes, ran, this breakthrough gangster romance from masahiro shinoda samurai spy, double suicide announced an idiosyncratic major filmmaking talent'. '.strtoupper('t')he pitch black pale flower kawaita hana is an unforgettable excursion into the underworld.special featuresnew high definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack interview with director masahiro shinoda selected scene audio commentary by film scholar peter grilli, coproducer of music for the movies toru takemitsu trailerplus a booklet featuring an essay by film critic chuck stephensunder exclusive license from shochiku co., ltd'. '.strtoupper('