The Balloon (1956)

The Balloon (1956)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1956-02-19 Japan 109 Min. PG-13
6.3 10 votes
Drama

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 is Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Tatsuya Mihashi is Keikichi Murakami
Keikichi Murakami
Mie Kitahara is Mikiko Mikihara
Mikiko Mikihara
Sachiko Hidari is Ruiko Aso
Ruiko Aso
Izumi Ashikawa is Tamako Murakami
Tamako Murakami
Michiyo Aratama is Kumiko Yamana
Kumiko Yamana
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi is Masataka Tsuzuki
Masataka Tsuzuki
Shinsuke Maki is Tatsujirô Aso
Tatsujirô Aso
Shirō Amakusa is Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
Michisaburō Segawa is Shôta Nishimura
Shôta Nishimura
Yumi Takano is Fusako Murakami
Fusako Murakami
Fudeko Tanaka is Shôta's Wife
Shôta's Wife
Keiko Azuma is Woman Clerk
Woman Clerk
Yoko Benisawa is Landlady
Landlady
Hiroshi Chō is Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)
Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)
Toyo Fukuda is Maid at Murakami's
Maid at Murakami's
Yoshirō Katō is Waiter at Tom
Waiter at Tom
Reiko Kuba is Maid C
Maid C
Aiko Nakayama is Woman Student A
Woman Student A
Mikiko Sakai is Madame at Minotaur
Madame at Minotaur
Yuki Tsutsumi is Woman Student B
Woman Student B