Paper Flower (film)

Paper Flower
Paper Flower
Directed by	Brent Ryan Green
Written by	Jeff Goldberg
Produced by	Brent Ryan Green ; Jeff Goldberg
Starring	Anna Ishibashi ; Ayami Kakiuchi
Cinematography	Thomas Marvel
Edited by	Aki Mizutani
Music by	Aska Matsumiya
Distributed by	Toy Gun Films
Release date	February 2011;
Running time	21 minutes
Countries	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.

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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.

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.

Anna Ishibashi - Asuka
Ayami Kakiuchi - Michi
Yasunari Takeshima - Toru (Asuka’s father)
Asuka Kurosawa - Reiko (Asuka’s mother)
Kenichi Takitoh - Kiyoshi (Michi’s father)
Mariko Tsutsui - Masami (Michi’s mother)
Yoshiyuki Morishita - Ukita (Businessman)
Jurie Takeda - Young Asuka
Shunya Tajima - Adult Man

Paper Flower has been officially selected for:

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 Festival - won 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

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"Jeff Goldberg(V)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
[7]
Staff Reports (January 28, 2011). "Short Film to make Premiere Saturday". NewsOK. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
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"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.
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"Mosaic Film Festival Top Films". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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"Breckenridge Film Festival". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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"Awards of Merit". Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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"San Antonio 2011 Official Selections". Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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"Indie Gathering International Film Festival 2011 Winners". Retrieved June 27, 2011.,

Paper Flower at IMDb

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"Toy Gun Films". Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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"2011 Official Schedule". Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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"Brent Green (II)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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"Brent Green Films". Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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"Jeff Goldberg(V)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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Staff Reports (January 28, 2011). "Short Film to make Premiere Saturday". NewsOK. Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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"Thomas Marvel". Retrieved April 5, 2010.

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"Beverly Hills Film Festival Official Selections". Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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"deadCENTER Film Festival Official Selection". Retrieved April 20, 2011.

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"Mosaic Film Festival Top Films". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

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"Breckenridge Film Festival". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

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"Awards of Merit". Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

[14] [14]
"San Antonio 2011 Official Selections". Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

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"Indie Gathering International Film Festival 2011 Winners". Retrieved June 27, 2011.,

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