The Balloon
1956Haruki 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.
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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
Keiko Azuma
as Woman Clerk
Yoko Benisawa
as Landlady
Hiroshi Chō
as Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)
Kôtarô Date
Toyo Fukuda
as Maid at Murakami's
Yoshirō Katō
as Waiter at Tom
Reiko Kuba
as Maid C
Yasuko Mishima
as Maid B
Aiko Nakayama
as Woman Student A
Mikiko Sakai
as Madame at Minotaur
Aomi Shiba
Kaoru Ueha
Kô Date
Yuki Tsutsumi
as Woman Student B