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The Balloon

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Calorie Rating: 153
Released: 1956-02-19
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Studios: Nikkatsu Corporation,


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.

Director / Directors

Shōhei Imamura
Assistant Director


Cast

Masayuki Mori
Character: Haruki Murakami
Tatsuya Mihashi
Character: Keikichi Murakami
Mie Kitahara
Character: Mikiko Mikihara

Sachiko Hidari
Character: Ruiko Aso
Izumi Ashikawa
Character: Tamako Murakami
Michiyo Aratama
Character: Kumiko Yamana

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Character: Masataka Tsuzuki
Shinsuke Maki
Character: Tatsujirô Aso
Shirō Amakusa
Character: Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner

Michisaburō Segawa
Character: Shôta Nishimura
Yumi Takano
Character: Fusako Murakami
Fudeko Tanaka
Character: Shôta's Wife

Keiko Azuma
Character: Woman Clerk
Yoko Benisawa
Character: Landlady
Hiroshi Chō
Character: Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)

Toyo Fukuda
Character: Maid at Murakami's
Yoshirō Katō
Character: Waiter at Tom

Reiko Kuba
Character: Maid C
Yasuko Mishima
Character: Maid B
Aiko Nakayama
Character: Woman Student A

Mikiko Sakai
Character: Madame at Minotaur

Yuki Tsutsumi
Character: Woman Student B


Production and Crew

Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician

Kuratarō Takamura
Director of Photography
Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Production Manager

Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Hanae Mori
Costume Design

Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist