Rent Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
3.9 of 5 from 69 ratings
1h 22min
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- Synopsis:
- The film, which starts and ends with suicide, is deeply pessimistic, insisting that life in feudal Japan was hellish and short for those at the foot of the social ladder. The story develops in the Tokugawa era of the 18th century, in a poor district of Tokyo, where impoverished samurai live from hand to mouth among equally poor people of lower social classes.
- Actors:
- Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura, Tsuruzo Nakamura, Chôemon Bandô, Sukezo Sukedakaya, Emitaro Ichikawa, Noboru Kiritachi, Shizue Yamagishi, Toshio Arashi, Daisuke Katô, Kôzaburô Nakamura, Chôbee Yamazaki, Shimajirô Yamazaki
- Directors:
- Sadao Yamanaka
- Writers:
- Shintarô Mimura
- Aka:
- Ninjo kami fusen
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Masters of Cinema, The Instant Expert's Guide to Kenji Mizoguchi, The Instant Expert's Guide to Yasujiro Ozu
- Countries:
- Japan
