Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937•1h 26m•7.8•Released
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.
Director
Sadao Yamanaka
Writer
Shintarō Mimura
Languages
Japanese
Studio
P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo
Cast
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Matajuro Unno
Kan'emon Nakamura
Shinza
Shizue Kawarazaki
Otaki
Noboru Kiritachi
Okoma
Sensho Ichikawa
Kō Mihashi
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
Production
Company
P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo
Company
Zenshinza Theatre Company
Producer
Masanobu Takeyama
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