The Balloon
109 mins
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.
Shinsuke Maki
Tatsujirô Aso
Shirō Amakusa
Yamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
Michisaburō Segawa
Shôta Nishimura
Keiko Azuma
Woman Clerk
Yoko Benisawa
Landlady
Hiroshi Chō
Secretary (as Susumu Uemura)
Toyo Fukuda
Maid at Murakami's
Yasuko Mishima
Maid B
Aiko Nakayama
Woman Student A
Yuki Tsutsumi
Woman Student B
Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician
Kuratarō Takamura
Director of Photography
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Production Manager
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Tadashi Nakamura
Editor
Takeshi Yamamoto
Producer
Jiro Osaragi
Novel
Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist