The Balloon
movie

Released February 19, 1956
Genres:
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.
Cast

Masayuki Mori
as
Haruki Murakami

Tatsuya Mihashi
as
Keikichi Murakami

Mie Kitahara
as
Mikiko Mikihara

Sachiko Hidari
as
Ruiko Aso

Izumi Ashikawa
as
Tamako Murakami

Michiyo Aratama
as
Kumiko Yamana

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

Yumi Takano
as
Fusako Murakami

Fudeko Tanaka
as
Shôta's Wife
Crew

Yūzō Kawashima
as
Director

Shōhei Imamura
as
Screenplay

Yūzō Kawashima
as
Screenplay
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Mitsuo Onishi
as
Lighting Technician
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Kuratarō Takamura
as
Director of Photography
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Takeshi Yamamoto
as
Producer
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Toshirō Mayuzumi
as
Original Music Composer
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Tadashi Nakamura
as
Editor
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Kimihiko Nakamura
as
Art Direction
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Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
as
Production Manager

Shōhei Imamura
as
Assistant Director

Hanae Mori
as
Costume Design