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The Balloon

The Balloon

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Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1956-02-19
⌚ Running Time: 109 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

Masayuki Mori original image
Haruki Murakami
Masayuki Mori
Tatsuya Mihashi original image
Keikichi Murakami
Tatsuya Mihashi
Mie Kitahara original image
Mikiko Mikihara
Mie Kitahara
Sachiko Hidari original image
Ruiko Aso
Sachiko Hidari
Izumi Ashikawa original image
Tamako Murakami
Izumi Ashikawa
Michiyo Aratama original image
Kumiko Yamana
Michiyo Aratama
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi original image
Masataka Tsuzuki
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Shinsuke Maki original image
Tatsujirô Aso
Shinsuke Maki
Shirō Amakusa original image
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
Shirō Amakusa
Michisaburō Segawa original image
Shôta Nishimura
Michisaburō Segawa
Yumi Takano original image
Fusako Murakami
Yumi Takano
Fudeko Tanaka original image
Shôta's Wife
Fudeko Tanaka
Keiko Azuma original image
Woman Clerk
Keiko Azuma
Yoko Benisawa original image
Landlady
Yoko Benisawa
Hiroshi Chō original image
Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)
Hiroshi Chō
Kôtarô Date original image
Kôtarô Date
Toyo Fukuda original image
Maid at Murakami's
Toyo Fukuda
Yoshirō Katō original image
Waiter at Tom
Yoshirō Katō
Reiko Kuba original image
Maid C
Reiko Kuba
Yasuko Mishima original image
Maid B
Yasuko Mishima
Aiko Nakayama original image
Woman Student A
Aiko Nakayama
Mikiko Sakai original image
Madame at Minotaur
Mikiko Sakai
Aomi Shiba original image
Aomi Shiba
Kaoru Ueha original image
Kaoru Ueha
Kô Date original image
Kô Date
Yuki Tsutsumi original image
Woman Student B
Yuki Tsutsumi

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