The Balloon
19561h 49m6.3
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Japan
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Japan.
Details
- Director
- Yūzō Kawashima
- Writing
- Shōhei Imamura, Yūzō Kawashima
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Feb 19, 1956
- Studio
- Nikkatsu Corporation
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
Toyo Fukuda
Maid at Murakami's
Yoshirō Katō
Waiter at Tom
Reiko Kuba
Maid C
Yasuko Mishima
Maid B
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