The Balloon (1956)
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
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
Shirō Amakusa
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
Fudeko Tanaka
Shôta's Wife
Yoshirō Katō
Waiter at Tom
Reiko Kuba
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