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The Balloon(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-02-19
63%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Balloon
Top 10 Billed Cast
森雅之
Haruki Murakami
三橋達也
Keikichi Murakami
石原まき子
Mikiko Mikihara
左幸子
Ruiko Aso
芦川いづみ
Tamako Murakami
新珠三千代
Kumiko Yamana
二本柳寛
Masataka Tsuzuki
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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.
Release Date
1956-02-19
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6.3
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