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
Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician
Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay / Assistant Director
Kuratarō Takamura
Director of Photography
Takeshi Yamamoto
Producer
Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Production Manager
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Hanae Mori
Costume Design
Tadashi Nakamura
Editor
Jiro Osaragi
Novel
Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist
Aomi Shiba
Kaoru Ueha
Kôtarô Date
Kô 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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