The Balloon

The Balloon

1956 1h 49mDir. Yūzō Kawashima
6.3/ 10
Drama

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.

Cast & Crew

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

S

Shinsuke Maki

Tatsujirô Aso

S

Shirō Amakusa

Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner

M

Michisaburō Segawa

Shôta Nishimura

Y

Yumi Takano

Fusako Murakami

Fudeko Tanaka

Fudeko Tanaka

Shôta's Wife

K

Keiko Azuma

Woman Clerk

Y

Yoko Benisawa

Landlady

H

Hiroshi Chō

Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)

K

Kôtarô Date

T

Toyo Fukuda

Maid at Murakami's

Yoshirō Katō

Yoshirō Katō

Waiter at Tom

Reiko Kuba

Reiko Kuba

Maid C

Y

Yasuko Mishima

Maid B

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