Film
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937 · 1h 26m · Drama · History
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- 7.6
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Overview
In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.
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Cast
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Matajuro Unno
Kan'emon Nakamura
Shinza
Shizue Kawarazaki
Otaki
Noboru Kiritachi
Okoma
Sensho Ichikawa
Kō Mihashi
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Genko
Sukezō Sukedakaya
Landlord
Kikunojo Segawa
Chushichi
Chōemon Bandō
Yabushi
Emitaro Ichikawa
Yatagoro
Takako Misaki
Okuma
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Kanekichi
Daisuke Katō
Isuke
Rakusaburô Ichikawa
Yakichi
Toshio Arashi
Crew
- Sadao YamanakaDirector
- Shintarō MimuraScreenplay
- Masanobu TakeyamaProducer
- Akira MimuraDirector of Photography
- Tadashi OtaOriginal Music Composer
- Kôichi IwashitaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 25, 1937
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama, History
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