Humanity and Paper Balloons

7.9

1937

1h 26m

DramaHistory

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.

Key Crew

Director

Sadao Yamanaka

Producers

Masanobu Takeyama

Writers

Shintarō Mimura

Cinematography

Akira Mimura

Music

Tadashi Ota

Cast (17)

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Matajuro Unno

Kan'emon Nakamura

Shinza

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