Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937 · 1h 26m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Sadao Yamanaka
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Humanity and Paper Balloons
Overview
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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