The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

1956
1h 57m
7.9

7.9/10

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Drama War
Overview

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese Burmese English

Keywords

japan buddhism buddhist monk world war ii choir burma pacific war japanese soldier japanese surrender moral crisis burying the dead pow religious experience power of music

Quick Facts

Original Title ビルマの竪琴
Release Date January 21, 1956
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0049012

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni

Captain Inouye

Shōji Yasui
Shōji Yasui

Mizushima

Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura

Ito

Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō

Kobayashi

Shunji Kasuga
Shunji Kasuga

Maki

Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura

Baba

Keishichi Nakahara
Keishichi Nakahara

Takagi

Toshiaki Itō
Toshiaki Itō

Hashimoto

Hiroshi Tsuchikata
Hiroshi Tsuchikata

Okada

Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki

Oyama

Nobuteru Hanamura
Nobuteru Hanamura

Nakamura

Sanpei Mine
Sanpei Mine

Abe

Key Crew

Kon Ichikawa
Director
Masayuki Takaki
Producer
Natto Wada
Screenplay