The Balloon (1956)
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.
Year
1956
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
19 February 1956
TMDB
6.3 (10)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Masayuki Mori
Haruki Murakami
Tatsuya Mihashi
Keikichi Murakami
Mie Kitahara
Mikiko Mikihara
Sachiko Hidari
Ruiko Aso
Izumi Ashikawa
Tamako Murakami
Michiyo Aratama
Kumiko Yamana
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masataka Tsuzuki
S
Shinsuke Maki
Tatsujirô Aso
Shirō Amakusa
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
M
Michisaburō Segawa
Shôta Nishimura
Y
Yumi Takano
Fusako Murakami
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
Waiter at Tom
Reiko Kuba
Maid C
Y
Yasuko Mishima
Maid B
A
Aiko Nakayama
Woman Student A
Mikiko Sakai
Madame at Minotaur
A
Aomi Shiba
K
Kaoru Ueha
K
Kô Date
Y
Yuki Tsutsumi
Woman Student B
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