Humanity and Paper Balloons
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.
- Director
- Sadao Yamanaka
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
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13 billed performers
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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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- Release date
- Aug 25, 1937
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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