25 August 1937 Drama, History 86 mins
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 as Matajuro Unno
Kan'emon Nakamura as Shinza
Shizue Kawarazaki as Otaki
Noboru Kiritachi as Okoma
Tsuruzo Nakamura as Genko
Sukezō Sukedakaya as Landlord
Kikunojo Segawa as Chushichi
Chōemon Bandō as Yabushi
Emitaro Ichikawa as Yatagoro
Takako Misaki as Okuma
Kikunosuke Ichikawa as Kanekichi
Daisuke Katō as Isuke
Rakusaburô Ichikawa as Yakichi
Sadao Yamanaka Director
Akira Mimura Director of Photography
Masanobu Takeyama Producer
Shintarō Mimura Screenplay
Mokuami Kawatake Theatre Play
Tadashi Ota Original Music Composer
Ishirō Honda Assistant Director
Kazuo Kubo Art Direction
Shigeharu Yasue Sound Recordist
Kôichi Iwashita Editor
Ninjô kami fûsen Trailer
인정 종이풍선 Trailer
Japan 25 August 1937
Russia 25 September 2008
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humanity and paper balloons (1937) English subtitle.
When a destitute ronin is found dead by suicide the residents decide to hold a wake for the dead man's soul. Shinza erstwhile hairdresser and guerilla gambler ...
The opening theme from Yamanaka Sadao's 1937 masterpiece "Humanity and Paper Balloons".Original music by Ota Tadashi.
Humanity and Paper Balloons full hd movie trailer.
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23 January 1937
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1937 P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo, Zenshinza Theatre Company.