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Balloon

19901h 40mMovie

Youngsters find work as part-time festival street vendors and flourish in work, friendship and love.

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Cast

Masaya Katō
Masumi Miyazaki
Daisuke Shima
Shun Sugata
Sabu Kawahara
Mako Ishino
Yoko Ishino
Paul Maki
Edo Yamaguchi
Yoko Nogiwa
Takanobu Hozumi
Bang-ho Cho
Chouri Sakamoto
Tokuma Nishioka

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Director: Shinsuke Inoue
Writers: Fumio Kōnami, Shinsuke Inoue, Shunichi Kajima
Release date: May 12, 1990
Runtime: 1h 40m
Original language: Japanese
Studios: Toei Company

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