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The Balloon

Directed by Yūzō Kawashima
1956    1h 49m    Not Rated
Drama
7.2
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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 disabled daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.
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Cast of The Balloon
  • 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
  • Yōko BenisawaLandlady
  • Hiroshi ChōSecretary (as Susumu Uemura)
  • Kôtarô Date
  • Toyo FukudaMaid at Murakami's
  • Yoshirō KatōWaiter at Tom
  • Reiko KubaMaid C
  • Yasuko MishimaMaid B
  • Aiko NakayamaWoman Student A
  • Mikiko SakaiMadame at Minotaur
  • Aomi Shiba
  • Kaoru Ueha
  • Kô Date
  • Yuki TsutsumiWoman Student B

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