The Balloon (1956)
1h 49m
Running Time
February 19, 1956Release Date
The Balloon (1956)
1h 49m
Running Time
February 19, 1956Release Date
Network & Production Companies

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.
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Cast & Crew.

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

Shinsuke Maki
Tatsujirô Aso

Shirō Amakusa
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner

Shirô Amakusa
Yamaguchi, photo shop owner

Michisaburō Segawa
Shôta Nishimura

Yumi Takano
Fusako Murakami

Fudeko Tanaka
Shôta's Wife

Keiko Azuma
Woman Clerk

Yoko Benisawa
Landlady

Hiroshi Chō
Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)

Toyo Fukuda
Maid at Murakami's

Yoshirō Katō
Waiter at Tom

Reiko Kuba
Maid C

Yasuko Mishima
Maid B

Aiko Nakayama
Woman Student A

Mikiko Sakai
Madame at Minotaur

Yuki Tsutsumi
Woman Student B

Yūzō Kawashima
Director / Screenplay

Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay / Assistant Director

Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician

Kuratarō Takamura
Director of Photography

Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer

Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Production Manager

Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction

Tadashi Nakamura
Editor

Hanae Mori
Costume Design

Takeshi Yamamoto
Producer

Jiro Osaragi
Novel

Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist

Aomi Shiba

Kaoru Ueha

Kô Date

Kôtarô Date
Media.




Details.
Release DateFebruary 19, 1956
Original Name風船
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
jiro osaragi
business man
nightclub
post war japan
Wiki.
The Balloon (風船, Fūsen) is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Yūzō Kawashima. It was adapted by Kawashima and Shōhei Imamura from a novel by Jirō Osaragi.
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