About the film
Humanity and Paper Balloons
Release Date: August 25, 1937
| Year | : | 1937 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo, Zenshinza Theatre Company |
| Director | : | Sadao Yamanaka |
| Producers | : | Masanobu Takeyama |
| Writers | : | Mokuami Kawatake, Shintarō Mimura |
| RunTime | : | 86 mins. |
The story develops in the Tokugawa era of the 18th century, in a poor district of Tokyo, where impoverished samurai live from hand to mouth among equally poor people of lower social classes. One such ronin (masterless samurai) Matajuro, spends his day looking for work whilst his wife, Otaki, makes cheap paper balloons at home. One rainy night, Shinza, a barber, and equally penniless, impulsively abducts the daughter of a wealthy merchant, hiding her at Matajuro's home. Their desperate plan has grave consequences when a ransom attempt backfires.
Main Actors
Chôjûrô Kawarasaki
Character : Matajuro Unno
Kan'emon Nakamura
Character : Shinza
Shizue Kawarazaki
Character : Otaki
Noboru Kiritachi
Character : Okama
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Character :
Sukezô Sukedakaya
Character : Landlord
Kikunojo Segawa
Character : Chushichi
Chôemon Bandô
Character :
Emitaro Ichikawa
Character :
Takako Misaki
Character : Okomo
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Character : Kanekichi
Daisuke Katō
Character : Isuke
Rakusaburô Ichikawa
Character : Yakichi
Toshio Arashi
Character :
Kozaburo Nakamura
Character :
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