Film
The Balloon
1956 · 1h 49m · Drama
- IMDb
- 7.2
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Overview
Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress and a new lover who sings at a nightclub. When Murakami’s daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.
Cast
Masayuki Mori
Haruki Murakami
Tatsuya Mihashi
Keikichi Murakami
Mie Kitahara
Mikiko Mikihara
Sachiko Hidari
Ruiko Aso
Izumi Ashikawa
Tamako Murakami
Michiyo Aratama
Kumiko Yamana
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masataka Tsuzuki
Shinsuke Maki
Tatsujirô Aso
Shirō Amakusa
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
Michisaburō Segawa
Shôta Nishimura
Yumi Takano
Fusako Murakami
Fudeko Tanaka
Shôta's Wife
Keiko Azuma
Woman Clerk
Yoko Benisawa
Landlady
Hiroshi Chō
Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)
Kôtarô Date
Crew
- Yūzō KawashimaDirector · Screenplay
- Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay
- Jiro OsaragiNovel
- Takeshi YamamotoProducer
- Kuratarō TakamuraDirector of Photography
- Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer
- Tadashi NakamuraEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 19, 1956
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Drama
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