Paper Flower (2011)

Paper Flower is a short narrative film by Toy Gun Films that premiered internationally in Tokyo in February 2011. 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. Paper Flower was directed by Brent Ryan Green, written by Jeff Goldberg, and produced by Toy Gun Films [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0268346/ Toy Gun Films] The film also features Thomas Marvel 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.

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Cast:

• Adult Woman- Ayako Ko
• Asuka
• Young Asuka
• Brand Girl- Mitsumi Hiromura
• Anna Ishibashi
• Ayami Kakiuchi
• Kiyoshi (Michi’s Father)
• Adult Man
• Masami (Michi’s Mother)
• Michi
• Reiko (Asuka’s Mother)- Asuka Kurosawa
• Tomio- Yasumasa Kitada
• Toru (Asuka’s Father)– Yasunari Takeshima
• Ukita (Business Man)– Yoshiyuki Morishita