The Balloon
1956 · 109 min
Drama
★ 6.3Haruki 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.
Crew
- Director Yūzō Kawashima
- Screenplay Shōhei Imamura
- Screenplay Yūzō Kawashima
- Director of Photography Kuratarō Takamura
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
- S
Shinsuke Maki
Tatsujirô Aso
Shirō Amakusa
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
- M
Michisaburō Segawa
Shôta Nishimura
- Y
Yumi Takano
Fusako Murakami
Fudeko Tanaka
Shôta's Wife
Crew
- Director — Yūzō Kawashima
- Screenplay — Shōhei Imamura
- Screenplay — Yūzō Kawashima
- Director of Photography — Kuratarō Takamura
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