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日本著名导演黑泽明于1947年所导演的爱情电影。主要演员有沼崎勋、中北千枝子、渡边笃。剧情内容主要描述一对年轻恋人于星期天消弭烦恼的故事。

本片是山中貞雄的遺作，也是他的“時代劇的庶民電影”的代表作之一。他在片中吸取了美國電影和法國電影的影響，並受到摯友兼老師小津安二郎的“小庶民電影 ”美學影響，將歷史上江戶時代的小人物形像注入現代庶民的語言、性格、行止、靈魂，成就了一部難得的社會現實主義的佳作。故事發生於十八世紀德川幕府時代，以悲涼調子訴說德川幕府時期低下層的生活，開頭與結尾都是自殺場景，映照出舊時日本社會草根階層的悲哀。另外，山中的剪輯流暢自如，視覺風格鋒如日本繪畫，演員表演也很自然。此片公認為山中最好的作品，也是他僅存的三部電影之一。Humanity and Paper Balloons,unlike most other Japanese films of this period,is a historical film with a critical edge.Refusing to glorify samurai,the film insteaddeflates the myth around them with a gentle humanity. The film opens directly after a penurious ronin samurai has taken his own life.At his funeral his neighbors from his slum mourn his death. Here the film introduces another ronin samurai who lives in equal poverty. Having pawned his sword for food,the samurai searches for work but to no avail. The family's only income comes from the little balloon children's toys made by the wife.Out of desperation,the samurai abets in an attempted kidnapping. After finding out,the wife kills him in his sleep and then takes her own life, closing the film's narrative circle.Brian Whitener, All Movie Guide.

母親一手拉扯著三個孩子，欲努力經營好亡夫留下的乾洗店，卻困難重重。電影以長女的視點帶出劇情，講述家庭的變遷。

本美术片为木偶片。爱说大话的宋武小朋友和妹妹一起看电视时，见电视机里又再讲老掉牙的武松打虎的故事，便颇不以为然地吹牛，“这算啥，要是我是武松，也能打死老虎。”话音刚落，他果然由“宋武”变成了“武松”。在景阳岗下的酒店，“武松”被店小二热情招待，可是他哪里喝得下几大碗“三碗不过岗”呀，好在他比较聪明，蒙混过关。上了景阳岗，“武松”对着美景倒头就睡，梦醒时分立刻被吓坏：他面前站着一只好大的老虎。但是很奇怪，这只老虎不但对他的底细知道得一清二楚，也并不打算伤害他，相反和他一起玩起了游戏。