Humanity and Paper Balloons

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki Matajuro Unno

Kan'emon Nakamura Shinza

Shizue Kawarazaki Otaki

Noboru Kiritachi Okoma

Sensho Ichikawa