The Balloon
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.
- Year: 1956
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
- Keyword: businessman, nightclub, jiro osaragi, post-war japan
- Director: Yūzō Kawashima
- Cast: Masayuki Mori, Tatsuya Mihashi, Mie Kitahara, Sachiko Hidari, Izumi Ashikawa, Michiyo Aratama