The Balloon (1956)
Original title: 風船
The Balloon is a 1956 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Yūzō Kawashima, with a running time of 1h 49m. It stars Masayuki Mori, Tatsuya Mihashi and Mie Kitahara.
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
- Shinsuke Maki as Tatsujirô Aso
- Shirō Amakusa as Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
- Michisaburō Segawa as Shôta Nishimura
- Yumi Takano as Fusako Murakami
- Fudeko Tanaka as Shôta's Wife