Humanity and Paper Balloons
人情紙風船
1937 · 1h 26m · Drama, History · Japan
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 YamanakaWritten by
Shintarō Mimura6.7Smart score
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