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  • ‘Pale Flower’: Gambling dens, yakuza and a mysterious woman who lives on the edge

    ‘Pale Flower’: Gambling dens, yakuza and a mysterious woman who lives on the edge

    “Pale Flower” It’s clear from the start that Masahiro Shinoda’s “Pale Flower” isn’t your typical yakuza picture — the kind that’s simmered in the Japanese underworld’s intricate codes of conduct, with a lead character who agonizes over prickly themes such as honor and loyalty. “Pale Flower” covers the same slice of society as other yakuza…