CinemaOSMovie · 1937 · 1h 26m

Humanity and Paper Balloons

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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.

Directed bySadao Yamanaka

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
JA
Released
August 25, 1937
Studios
P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-joZenshinza Theatre Company

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Matajuro Unno

Kan'emon Nakamura

Kan'emon Nakamura

Shinza

Shizue Kawarazaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

Otaki

Noboru Kiritachi

Noboru Kiritachi

Okoma

Sensho Ichikawa

Kō Mihashi

Tsuruzo Nakamura

Genko

Sukezō Sukedakaya

Landlord

Kikunojo Segawa

Chushichi

Chōemon Bandō

Yabushi

Creative team
Directed by
Sadao Yamanaka
Sadao Yamanaka
Written by
Shintarō Mimura
Produced by
Masanobu Takeyama

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