Hanafuda movies

[Ken M Shima]

Hi Frako,

If I remember correctly, Shinoda Masahiro's 1966 "Pale Flower" (乾いた花) features hanafude as a central part of the relationship between the two main characters. Also, it's available on DVD with English subs. The original novel by Ishihara Shintaro also figures gambling quite heavily in the plot. 

Plus it's a great film. 

Kenneth Shima

On Dec 28, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Frances Loden <frako at well.com> wrote:

> What's a decent Japanese film that features a hanafuda (flower card) game
> in which we can clearly see the cards and which figures in the plot somehow?
> Ideally the film would be available on DVD and have English subtitles.
> 
> Frako Loden
> Berkeley, CA