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The Balloon

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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The Balloon

February 19, 1956
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Cast (26)

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
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
Aiko Nakayama
Woman Student A
Mikiko Sakai
Madame at Minotaur
Yuki Tsutsumi
Woman Student B

Crew (14)

Directing

Shōhei Imamura
Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Production Manager

Sound

Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist

Art

Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction

Camera

Kuratarō Takamura
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Hanae Mori
Costume Design

Crew

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Editing

Lighting

Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician

Visual Effects

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