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The Balloon poster

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.

Release: 1956-02-19
Runtime: 109 min
Rating: 6.3 / 10
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
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Shinsuke Maki
Tatsujirô Aso
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Shirō Amakusa
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
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Michisaburō Segawa
Shôta Nishimura
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Yumi Takano
Fusako Murakami
Fudeko Tanaka
Fudeko Tanaka
Shôta's Wife
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Keiko Azuma
Woman Clerk
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Yoko Benisawa
Landlady
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Hiroshi Chō
Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)
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Kôtarô Date
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Toyo Fukuda
Maid at Murakami's
Yoshirō Katō
Yoshirō Katō
Waiter at Tom