1956
6.3 (10 votes)
1h 49m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
The Balloon (風船)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Yūzō Kawashima
Screenplay: Shōhei Imamura, Yūzō Kawashima
Director of Photography: Kuratarō Takamura
Producer: Takeshi Yamamoto
Top Cast
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
