Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.
Director:
Sadao Yamanaka
Writer:
Shintarō Mimura
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Chōjūrō Kawarasaki as Matajuro Unno |
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Kan'emon Nakamura as Shinza |
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Shizue Kawarazaki as Otaki |
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Noboru Kiritachi as Okoma |
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Sensho Ichikawa as |
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Kō Mihashi as |
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Tsuruzo Nakamura as Genko |
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Sukezō Sukedakaya as Landlord |
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Kikunojo Segawa as Chushichi |
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Chōemon Bandō as Yabushi |
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Emitaro Ichikawa as Yatagoro |
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Takako Misaki as Okuma |
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Kikunosuke Ichikawa as Kanekichi |
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Daisuke Katō as Isuke |
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Rakusaburô Ichikawa as Yakichi |
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Toshio Arashi as |
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Kozaburo Nakamura as |
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Kosaburō Tachibana as Senzaemon Mori |
| Directing | Sadao Yamanaka | Director |
| Camera | Akira Mimura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Masanobu Takeyama | Producer |
| Writing | Shintarō Mimura | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mokuami Kawatake | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Tadashi Ota | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Assistant Director |
| Art | Kazuo Kubo | Art Direction |
| Sound | Shigeharu Yasue | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |