The Balloon (1956)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.73 |
Directed By
Yūzō Kawashima
Crew
Yūzō Kawashima
Shōhei Imamura
Yūzō Kawashima
Mitsuo Onishi
Kuratarō Takamura
Takeshi Yamamoto
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Tadashi Nakamura
Kimihiko Nakamura
Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Shōhei Imamura
Hanae Mori
Jiro Osaragi
Fumio Hashimoto
TOP 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)
Toyo Fukuda
Maid at Murakami's
Yoshirō Katō
Waiter at Tom
Reiko Kuba
Maid C
Yasuko Mishima
Maid B
Aiko Nakayama
Woman Student A
Mikiko Sakai
Madame at Minotaur
Yuki Tsutsumi
Woman Student B
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