The Balloon

Drama · 1956

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 disabled daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.

Starring

Shōhei Imamura, Masayuki Mori, Shōhei Imamura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Toshirō Mayuzumi, Mie Kitahara, Sachiko Hidari, Jiro Osaragi, Yūzō Kawashima, Izumi Ashikawa

Director

Yūzō Kawashima