Paper Flower (film) explained

Paper Flower
Producer:Brent Ryan Green
Jeff Goldberg
Starring:Anna Ishibashi
Ayami Kakiuchi
Music:Aska Matsumiya
Cinematography:Thomas Marvel
Editing:Aki Mizutani
Distributor:Toy Gun Films
Runtime: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 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 film 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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toy Gun Films. April 20, 2011.
  2. News: Shot Seen Around the World. Roberts. Kelly. Red Dirt Chronicles. March 26, 2011. April 20, 2011.
  3. Web site: 2011 Official Schedule. April 20, 2011.
  4. Web site: Brent Green (II). Internet Movie Database. April 20, 2011.
  5. Web site: Brent Green Films. April 20, 2011.
  6. Web site: Jeff Goldberg(V). Internet Movie Database. April 20, 2011.
  7. News: Short Film to make Premiere Saturday. Staff Reports. NewsOK. January 28, 2011. April 20, 2011.
  8. Web site: Thomas Marvel. April 5, 2010.
  9. Web site: Beverly Hills Film Festival Official Selections. April 20, 2011.
  10. Web site: deadCENTER Film Festival Official Selection. April 20, 2011.
  11. Web site: Mosaic Film Festival Top Films. June 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310064617/http://mosaiclafilmfest.com/content/top-films. March 10, 2012. dead.
  12. Web site: Breckenridge Film Festival. June 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110624121843/http://www.breckfilmfest.com/home/movie.php?film_ID=2540. June 24, 2011. dead.
  13. Web site: Awards of Merit. June 6, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420043028/http://www.theindiefest.com/Merit.aspx. April 20, 2010.
  14. Web site: San Antonio 2011 Official Selections. June 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20060517051040/http://www.badlit.com/?p=1. May 17, 2006. dead.
  15. Web site: Indie Gathering International Film Festival 2011 Winners. June 27, 2011.,

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