Humanity and Paper Balloons

1h 26m
DramaHistory
7.9

In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.

Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Matajuro Unno
Kan'emon Nakamura
Shinza
Shizue Kawarazaki
Otaki
Noboru Kiritachi
Okoma
Sensho Ichikawa
Unknown
Kō Mihashi
Unknown
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Genko
Sukezō Sukedakaya
Landlord
Kikunojo Segawa
Chushichi
Chōemon Bandō
Yabushi
Emitaro Ichikawa
Yatagoro
Takako Misaki
Okuma
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Kanekichi
Daisuke Katō
Isuke
Rakusaburô Ichikawa
Yakichi
Toshio Arashi
Unknown
Kozaburo Nakamura
Unknown
Kosaburō Tachibana
Senzaemon Mori

Crew

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

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