Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)

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.

Directed by: Sadao Yamanaka

Written by: Shintarō Mimura

Music by: Tadashi Ota

Starring: Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura, Shizue Kawarazaki, Noboru Kiritachi, Sensho Ichikawa, Kō Mihashi, Tsuruzo Nakamura, Sukezō Sukedakaya, Kikunojo Segawa, Chōemon Bandō

Genre: Drama, History

Released: 1937-08-25

Runtime: 86 minutes

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