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.

• Yūzō KawashimaDirector
• Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay
• Yūzō KawashimaScreenplay
• Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer

• Masayuki MoriHaruki Murakami
• Tatsuya MihashiKeikichi Murakami
• Mie KitaharaMikiko Mikihara
• Sachiko HidariRuiko Aso
• Izumi AshikawaTamako Murakami
• Michiyo AratamaKumiko Yamana
• Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiMasataka Tsuzuki
• Shinsuke MakiTatsujirô Aso
• Shirō AmakusaYamaguchi, Photo Shop Owner
• Michisaburō SegawaShôta Nishimura
• Yumi TakanoFusako Murakami
• Fudeko TanakaShôta's Wife