The Balloon (1956)
- Original title
- 風船
- Directed by
- Yuzo Kawashima
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family struggles with financial hardship and interpersonal conflicts in post-war Japan. The story focuses on their daily lives and the pressures that strain their relationships.
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What happens
The Balloon (Japanese: 風船, Hepburn: Fūsen) is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Yūzō Kawashima. It was adapted by Kawashima and Shōhei Imamura from a novel by Jirō Osaragi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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