The Balloon
The Balloon

The Balloon

6.3(10 votes)
1956
1h 49m
Drama

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.

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

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

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