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Humanity and Paper Balloons

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Humanity and Paper Balloons

7.9

1h 26m

1937

Synopsis

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.

Director

Sadao Yamanaka

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

as Matajuro Unno

Kan'emon Nakamura

Kan'emon Nakamura

as Shinza

Shizue Kawarazaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

as Otaki

Noboru Kiritachi

Noboru Kiritachi

as Okoma

Sensho Ichikawa

Kō Mihashi

Tsuruzo Nakamura

as Genko

Sukezō Sukedakaya

as Landlord

Kikunojo Segawa

as Chushichi

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