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The Balloon

1956 1 hour 49 minutes
68/100

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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.

Released

19th February 1956

70 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 49 minutes

Finishes at 6:50pm

Ratings and awards

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    7.2/10

  • TMDb Logo

    63%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    68%

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Directed by

Yūzō Kawashima

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Written by

Shôhei Imamura, Yūzō Kawashima

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