The Balloon
6.3
10 votes
February 19, 1956
1h 49m
Overview
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
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 TsuzukiShinsuke Maki
Tatsujirô Aso
Shirō Amakusa
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop OwnerMichisaburō Segawa
Shôta NishimuraYumi Takano
Fusako Murakami
Fudeko Tanaka
Shôta's WifeKeiko Azuma
Woman ClerkYoko Benisawa
LandladyHiroshi Chō
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