Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
Ninjô kami fûsen (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 26min
- Drama
- Aug 1982 (USA)
- Movie
The lives of two slum neighbors, one of a happy-go-lucky gambler and the other of a poor ronin, converge when the two get involved with the affairs of a powerful samurai official and his gangsters.
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Cast
| Chôjûrô Kawarasaki | ... |
Matajuro Unno, a samurai
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| Kan'emon Nakamura | ... |
Shinza, the barber
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| Tsuruzô Nakamura | ... |
Genko, fish seller
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Chôemon Bandô | ... |
Yabushi, the masseur
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Sukezô Sukedakaya | ... |
Landlord
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Emitaro Ichikawa | ... |
Yatagoro
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Noboru Kiritachi |
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| Shizue Yamagishi | ... |
Otaki, Matajuro's wife
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Toshio Arashi |
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Kikunosuke Ichikawa | ... |
Kanekichi
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Rakusaburô Ichikawa | ... |
Yakichi
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| Daisuke Katô | ... |
Isuke - Yatagoro henchman
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Takako Misaki | ... |
Okoma
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Kôzaburô Nakamura |
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Kikunojô Segawa | ... |
Chushichi
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Kosaburô Tachibana | ... |
Senzaemon Mori
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Chôbee Yamazaki |
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Shimajirô Yamazaki |
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Directed by
| Sadao Yamanaka | ||
Written by
| Shintarô Mimura | ... | () |
Produced by
| Masanobu Takeyama | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tadashi Ota | ||
Cinematography by
| Akira Mimura | ||
Art Direction by
| Kazuo Kubo | ||
Production Management
| Hiroaki Ôiwa | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ishirô Honda | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Sentaro Iwata | ... | artistic supervisor |
Sound Department
| Shigeto Yasunori | ... | sound |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1937) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Toho (1982) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Eureka Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film's pessimistic tone offended the censors to the extent that the director lost his military exemption permit. Drafted as a common private the very day "Humanity and Paper Balloons" was released, Yamanaka died from dysentery in Manchuria a year later, aged 28. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995). See more » |