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The Balloon

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The Balloon — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • February 19, 1956
  • Runtime
  • 109 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Yūzō Kawashima

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The Balloon — Cast

Masayuki Mori photo Masayuki Mori Haruki Murakami Tatsuya Mihashi photo Tatsuya Mihashi Keikichi Murakami Mie Kitahara photo Mie Kitahara Mikiko Mikihara Sachiko Hidari photo Sachiko Hidari Ruiko Aso Izumi Ashikawa photo Izumi Ashikawa Tamako Murakami Michiyo Aratama photo Michiyo Aratama Kumiko Yamana Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi photo Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi Masataka Tsuzuki Shinsuke Maki Tatsujirô Aso

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