The Balloon

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Yūzō Kawashima

Status Released

Release Date 1956-02-19

Storyline

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.