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The Balloon is a 1956 black and white Japanese film drama directed by Yuzo Kawashima based on a novel by Jiro Osaragi and adapted for the screen by Kawashima and Shohei Imamura.
Original Release
02/19/1956
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Shirô Amakusa | Yamaguchi, photo shop owner |
| Michisaburo Segawa | Shôta Nishimura |
Directors
Writers
Yûzô Kawashima, Jirô Osaragi, Shohei Imamura
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Shirô Amakusa | Yamaguchi, photo shop owner |
| Michisaburo Segawa | Shôta Nishimura |
| Yumi Takano | Fusako Murakami |
| Fudeko Tanaka | Shôta's wife |
| Toyo Fukuda | Maid at Murakami's |
| Mikiko Sakai | Madame at Minotaur |
| Kô Date | |
| Aiko Nakayama | Woman student A |
| Yôko Benisawa | Landlady |
| Hiroshi Chô | Secretary (as Susumu Uemura) / Secretary |
| Yasuko Mishima | Maid B |
| Aomi Shiba |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Takeshi Yamamoto | Producer |
