Paper Flower (2011)

Directed by

Brent Ryan Green

Genre

drama film

Country

United States, Japan

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two childhood friends in Tokyo navigate a world where compensated dating is common. After each suffers a painful loss, they must choose what they will sacrifice to find real love.

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What happens

Paper Flower is a short narrative film by Toy Gun Films that was premiered in Tokyo in February 2011. It was first shown in the U.S. at the Beverly Hills Film Festival on April 8, 2011. Paper Flower was directed by Brent Ryan Green, written by Jeff Goldberg, and produced by Toy Gun Films Toy Gun Films The cinematographer was Thomas Marvel 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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