Humanity and Paper Balloons

Humanity and Paper Balloons

86 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 25, 1937

Unno, a masterless samurai, has been supported financially since his father's death by his wife, who makes small paper balloons. He hopes that Mouri, his father's former master, will hire him after being given a letter from Unno's father. Unno's neighbor, Shinza, a hairdresser by trade, is under constant threat by gang members after running gambling dens on their territory.

Humanity and Paper Balloons

86 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 25, 1937

Humanity and Paper Balloons
Unno, a masterless samurai, has been supported financially since his father's death by his wife, who makes small paper balloons. He hopes that Mouri, his father's former master, will hire him after being given a letter from Unno's father. Unno's neighbor, Shinza, a hairdresser by trade, is under constant threat by gang members after running gambling dens on their territory.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo, Zenshinza Theatre Company
Original title 人情紙風船
Directors Sadao Yamanaka, Ishirō Honda
Writers Shintarō Mimura, Mokuami Kawatake

Cast

Chôjûrô Kawarasaki

as Matajuro Unno

Kan'emon Nakamura

as Shinza

Noboru Kiritachi

as Okama

Sukezô Sukedakaya

as Landlord

Kikunojo Segawa

as Chushichi

Takako Misaki

as Okomo

Kikunosuke Ichikawa

as Kanekichi

Daisuke Katō

as Isuke