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The Balloon
The Balloon

The Balloon

Genres

Drama

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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 daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

19 February 1956

Country

Japan

Cast

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Haruki Murakami

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Keikichi Murakami

Mie Kitahara

Mie Kitahara

Mikiko Mikihara

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Ruiko Aso

Izumi Ashikawa

Izumi Ashikawa

Tamako Murakami

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Kumiko Yamana

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Masataka Tsuzuki

Shinsuke Maki

Shinsuke Maki

Tatsujirô Aso

Shirō Amakusa

Shirō Amakusa

Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner

Michisaburō Segawa

Michisaburō Segawa

Shôta Nishimura

Yumi Takano

Yumi Takano

Fusako Murakami

Fudeko Tanaka

Fudeko Tanaka

Shôta's Wife

Keiko Azuma

Keiko Azuma

Woman Clerk

Yoko Benisawa

Yoko Benisawa

Landlady

Hiroshi Chō

Hiroshi Chō

Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)

Kôtarô Date

Kôtarô Date

Toyo Fukuda

Toyo Fukuda

Maid at Murakami's

Yoshirō Katō

Yoshirō Katō

Waiter at Tom

Reiko Kuba

Reiko Kuba

Maid C

Yasuko Mishima

Yasuko Mishima

Maid B

Aiko Nakayama

Aiko Nakayama

Woman Student A

Mikiko Sakai

Mikiko Sakai

Madame at Minotaur

Aomi Shiba

Aomi Shiba

Kaoru Ueha

Kaoru Ueha

Kô Date

Kô Date

Yuki Tsutsumi

Yuki Tsutsumi

Woman Student B

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