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The Balloon

The Balloon1956

★6.3109 minDrama

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.

Director

Yūzō Kawashima

Writer

Shōhei Imamura Yūzō Kawashima

Score

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Stars

Masayuki Mori Tatsuya Mihashi Mie Kitahara

Cast26

Masayuki Mori
as Haruki Murakami
Tatsuya Mihashi
as Keikichi Murakami
Mie Kitahara
as Mikiko Mikihara
Sachiko Hidari
as Ruiko Aso
Izumi Ashikawa
as Tamako Murakami
Michiyo Aratama
as Kumiko Yamana
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
as Masataka Tsuzuki
S
Shinsuke Maki
as Tatsujirô Aso
Shirō Amakusa
as Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
M
Michisaburō Segawa
as Shôta Nishimura
Y
Yumi Takano
as Fusako Murakami
Fudeko Tanaka
as Shôta's Wife
K
Keiko Azuma
as Woman Clerk
Y
Yoko Benisawa
as Landlady
H
Hiroshi Chō
as Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)
K
Kôtarô Date
T
Toyo Fukuda
as Maid at Murakami's
Yoshirō Katō
as Waiter at Tom
Reiko Kuba
as Maid C
Y
Yasuko Mishima
as Maid B
A
Aiko Nakayama
as Woman Student A
Mikiko Sakai
as Madame at Minotaur
A
Aomi Shiba
K
Kaoru Ueha
K
Kô Date
Y
Yuki Tsutsumi
as Woman Student B

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