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Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Sadao Yamanaka
Writer : Shintarō Mimura

Synopsis

Unno, a masterless samurai, has been supported financially since his father's death by his wife, who makes small paper balloons. He hopes that Mouri, his father's former master, will hire him after being given a letter from Unno's father. Unno's neighbor, Shinza, a hairdresser by trade, is under constant threat by gang members after running gambling dens on their territory.

Actors

Chôjûrô Kawarasaki
Chôjûrô Kawarasaki
Matajuro Unno
Kan'emon Nakamura
Kan'emon Nakamura
Shinza
Shizue Kawarazaki
Shizue Kawarazaki
Otaki
Noboru Kiritachi
Noboru Kiritachi
Okama
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Sukezô Sukedakaya
Sukezô Sukedakaya
Landlord
Kikunojo Segawa
Kikunojo Segawa
Chushichi
Chôemon Bandô
Chôemon Bandô
Emitaro Ichikawa
Emitaro Ichikawa
Takako Misaki
Takako Misaki
Okomo
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Kanekichi
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Isuke
Rakusaburô Ichikawa
Rakusaburô Ichikawa
Yakichi
Toshio Arashi
Toshio Arashi
Kozaburo Nakamura
Kozaburo Nakamura

Crews

Sadao Yamanaka
Sadao Yamanaka
Director
Akira Mimura
Akira Mimura
Director of Photography
Masanobu Takeyama
Masanobu Takeyama
Producer
Mokuami Kawatake
Mokuami Kawatake
Theatre Play
Shintarō Mimura
Shintarō Mimura
Screenplay
Tadashi Ota
Tadashi Ota
Original Music Composer
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Assistant Director
Kazuo Kubo
Kazuo Kubo
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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