Paper Flower (film)

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
Edited 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 was premiered in Tokyo in February 2011.[2] It was first shown 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 cinematographer was Thomas Marvel[8] and the music was composed by Aska Matsumiya Your Enemies Friends.

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 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 (Anna Ishibashi) and her best childhood friend, Michi (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 girls 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

Festivals

Paper Flower has been officially selected for:

References

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

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