The Balloon
7.2
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
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Masayuki Mori
Haruki Murakami
Known for
Rashomon
Ugetsu
Tatsuya Mihashi
Keikichi Murakami
Known for
High and Low
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Shōhei Imamura
Known for
2009: Lost Memories
Takeshi Yamamoto
Known for
One Million Yen Girl
Yūzō Kawashima
Mie Kitahara
Mikiko Mikihara
Known for
Crazed Fruit
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Sachiko Hidari
Ruiko Aso
Known for
The Insect Woman
A Fugitive from the Past
Kuratarô Takamura
Jiro Osaragi
Izumi Ashikawa
Tamako Murakami
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The Man with a Shotgun
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Kimihiko Nakamura
Yūzō Kawashima Director · Shōhei Imamura Screenplay Jiro Osaragi Author
First release February 19, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 風船
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
風船
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 19, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
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