The Hanging Balloons

2000 1h 24m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

HorrorTV Movie

Synopsis

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Film adaptation of three short stories by horror mangaka Junji Ito: The Devil's Logic, The Long Hair in the Attic, and The Hanging Balloons.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eriko Hatsune
Jinpachi Nezu
Misato Tachibana
Shin Ishikawa
Erika Mabuchi
Masaki Kitahara
Asako Kobayashi
Chika Fujimura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Issei Oda
Writers: Issei Oda, Masaki Hiro, Ryuta Miyake
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Issei Oda, shot by Gen Kobayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Eriko Hatsune and Jinpachi Nezu and Misato Tachibana carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0445026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Issei Oda directs. Gen Kobayashi behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Issei Oda, shot by Gen Kobayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Eriko Hatsune and Jinpachi Nezu and Misato Tachibana carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0445026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.