Paper Flower (film)

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Paper Flower
Directed by Brent Ryan Green
Produced by Brent Ryan Green
Jeff Goldberg
Written by Jeff Goldberg
Starring Anna Ishibashi
Ayami Kakiuchi
Music by Aska Matsumiya
Cinematography Thomas Marvel
Editing by Aki Mizutani
Distributed by Toy Gun Films
Release dates
  • February 2011 (2011-02)
Running time 21 minutes
Country Japan
United States
Language Japanese

Paper Flower is a short narrative film by Toy Gun Films[1] that premiered internationally in Tokyo in February 2011.[2] Following Paper Flower’s international premiere, the short film premiered domestically in the U.S. at the Beverly Hills Film Festival on April 8, 2011.[3] Paper Flower was directed by Brent Ryan Green,[4][5] written by Jeff Goldberg,[6] and produced by Toy Gun Films Toy Gun Films[7] The film also features Thomas Marvel[8] as the cinematographer and Aska Matsumiya Your Enemies Friends as the musical composer, the film was inspired by a collection of true stories surrounding the issue of Enjo-kōsai援助交際? or compensated dating and materialism that families face throughout Tokyo. Paper Flower focuses on the friendship of two childhood friends, Asuka and Michi are growing up in Tokyo where a casual form of prostitution known as compensated dating has become a disturbing trend. When they each experience heartbreaking losses, they are forced to decide how much of themselves they are willing to give in order to find true love.

Plot

Asuka, played by Anna Ishibashi, and her best childhood friend, Michi, played by Ayami Kakiuchi, are young girls who live in the fast, savvy city of Tokyo, where being fashionable is a not a social cliché, but a social requirement. Although the girl’s are leading two different kinds of lives, they find they must decide how much of themselves they must give up in order to find true love. The movie follows the story of Asuka as she compromises herself in order to get what she thinks she wants, but instead, she finds something entirely different that she never knew she wanted or needed.

Cast

  • Asuka – Anna Ishibashi
  • Michi – Ayami Kakiuchi
  • Toru (Asuka’s Father)– Yasunari Takeshima
  • Reiko (Asuka’s Mother)- Asuka Kurosawa
  • Kiyoshi (Michi’s Father) – Kenichi Takitoh
  • Masami (Michi’s Mother) – Mariko Tsutsui
  • Ukita (Business Man)– Yoshiyuki Morishita
  • Young Asuka – Jurie Takeda
  • Adult Man – Shunya Tajima
  • Adult Woman- Ayako Ko
  • Tomio- Yasumasa Kitada
  • Brand Girl- Mitsumi Hiromura
  • Funeral Guests- Toraemon Utazawa <br/ > Yuko Hisamatsu
    Tomoyuki Inoue
    Yuki Enomoto <br/ > Kihachiro Uemura <br/ > Norie Ide <br/ > Toshiki Izumisawa <br/ >Mizuki Oda

Festivals

Paper Flower has been officially selected into:

  • Beverly Hills Film Festival 2010[9]
  • DeadCENTER Film Festival[10]
  • New Filmmakers Film Festival
  • Showbiz Expo
  • Mosaic Film Festival of Los Angeles- Won 1st Place of Best Short Film and Audience Choice Awards[11]
  • The Film Festival of Colorado
  • Breckenridge Film Festival[12]Won Best Spiritual
  • The Indie Fest-Won Merit Award for Short Film and Direction[13]
  • San Antonio Film Festival[14]
  • Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival
  • Indie Gathering International Film FestivalWon 4th Place[15]
  • Accolade Competition Won Award of Merit for Short Film
  • Texas International Film Festival
  • Ruby Mountain Film Festival
  • 3rd Inigo International Film Festival
  • HollyShorts Film Festival
  • Williamsburg International Film Festival
  • Route 66 International Film Festival
  • SoCal Film Festival - Honorable Mention
  • Heartland Truly Moving Pictures Film Festival
  • Miami Short Film Festival
  • Tallgrass International Film Festival

References

  1. ↑ "Toy Gun Films". Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  2. ↑ Roberts, Kelly (March 26, 2011). "Shot Seen Around the World". Red Dirt Chronicles. Retrieved April 20, 2011. 
  3. ↑ "2011 Official Schedule". Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  4. ↑ "Brent Green (II)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  5. ↑ "Brent Green Films". Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  6. ↑ "Jeff Goldberg(V)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  7. ↑ Reports, Staff (January 28, 2011). "Short Film to make Premiere Saturday". NewsOK. Retrieved April 20, 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Thomas Marvel". Retrieved 2010-04-05. 
  9. ↑ "Beverly Hills Film Festival Official Selections". Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  10. ↑ "deadCENTER Film Festival Official Selection". Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  11. ↑ "Mosaic Film Festival Top Films". Retrieved 2011-06-06. 
  12. ↑ "Breckenridge Film Festival". Retrieved 2011-06-06. 
  13. ↑ "Awards of Merit". Retrieved 2011-06-06. 
  14. ↑ "San Antonio 2011 Official Selections". Retrieved 06.0.2011. 
  15. ↑ "Indie Gathering International Film Festival 2011 Winners". Retrieved 2011-06-27. ,

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