The Balloon (1956)
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:
Yūzō Kawashima
Writers:
Shōhei Imamura, Yūzō Kawashima.
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Masayuki Mori as Haruki Murakami |
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Tatsuya Mihashi as Keikichi Murakami |
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Mie Kitahara as Mikiko Mikihara |
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Sachiko Hidari as Ruiko Aso |
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Izumi Ashikawa as Tamako Murakami |
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Michiyo Aratama as Kumiko Yamana |
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Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as Masataka Tsuzuki |
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Shinsuke Maki as Tatsujirô Aso |
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Shirō Amakusa as Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner |
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Michisaburō Segawa as Shôta Nishimura |
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Yumi Takano as Fusako Murakami |
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Fudeko Tanaka as Shôta's Wife |
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Keiko Azuma as Woman Clerk |
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Yoko Benisawa as Landlady |
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Hiroshi Chō as Secretary (as Susumu Uemura) |
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Kôtarô Date as |
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Toyo Fukuda as Maid at Murakami's |
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Yoshirō Katō as Waiter at Tom |
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Reiko Kuba as Maid C |
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Yasuko Mishima as Maid B |
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Aiko Nakayama as Woman Student A |
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Mikiko Sakai as Madame at Minotaur |
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Aomi Shiba as |
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Kaoru Ueha as |
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Kô Date as |
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Yuki Tsutsumi as Woman Student B |
| Directing | Yūzō Kawashima | Director |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Onishi | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Shōhei Imamura | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yūzō Kawashima | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kuratarō Takamura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Takeshi Yamamoto | Producer |
| Production | Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto | Production Manager |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanae Mori | Costume Design |
| Editing | Tadashi Nakamura | Editor |
| Directing | Shōhei Imamura | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jiro Osaragi | Novel |
| Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
