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The Balloon
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
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Cast
Masayuki MoriHaruki Murakami
Tatsuya MihashiKeikichi Murakami
Mie KitaharaMikiko Mikihara
Sachiko HidariRuiko Aso
Izumi AshikawaTamako Murakami
Michiyo AratamaKumiko Yamana
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiMasataka Tsuzuki- Shinsuke MakiTatsujirô Aso
Shirō AmakusaYamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner- Michisaburō SegawaShôta Nishimura
- Yumi TakanoFusako Murakami
Fudeko TanakaShôta's Wife- Keiko AzumaWoman Clerk
- Yoko BenisawaLandlady
Details
- Director
- Yūzō Kawashima
- Writers
- Shōhei Imamura, Yūzō Kawashima, Jiro Osaragi
- Release date
- February 19, 1956
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Original language
- Japanese
- Studios
- Nikkatsu Corporation
