Humanity and Paper Balloons
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Humanity and Paper Balloons

★ 7.8/10 TMDB 1937-08-25 86 min

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.

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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
Emitaro Ichikawa
Yatagoro
Takako Misaki
Okuma
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