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The Balloon

Yūzō Kawashima

1956 • 1h 49m

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 Mura...

The Balloon

Cast

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki MoriHaruki Murakami

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya MihashiKeikichi Murakami

Mie Kitahara

Mie KitaharaMikiko Mikihara

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko HidariRuiko Aso

Izumi Ashikawa

Izumi AshikawaTamako Murakami

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo AratamaKumiko Yamana

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiMasataka Tsuzuki

Shinsuke MakiTatsujirô Aso

Shirō Amakusa

Shirō AmakusaYamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner

Michisaburō SegawaShôta Nishimura

Yumi TakanoFusako Murakami

Fudeko Tanaka

Fudeko TanakaShôta's Wife

Keiko AzumaWoman Clerk

Yoko BenisawaLandlady

Hiroshi ChōSecretary (as Susumu Uemura)

Crew

Yūzō Kawashima

Yūzō KawashimaDirector

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay

Hanae Mori

Hanae MoriCostume Design

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