DramaWar
The Burmese Harp
User Score167 votes
79%7.9/10
Release1956→
Runtime1H 57M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Rentaro Mikuni
Captain Inouye
Shōji Yasui
Mizushima
Jun Hamamura
Ito
Taketoshi Naitō
Kobayashi
Shunji Kasuga
Maki
Kō Nishimura
Baba
Keishichi Nakahara
Takagi
Toshiaki Itō
Hashimoto
Media26
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Director
Kon Ichikawa
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Keywords
japanbuddhismbuddhist monkworld war iichoirburmapacific warjapanese soldierjapanese surrendermoral crisisburying the deadpowreligious experiencepower of music
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Countries:Japan
Production:Nikkatsu Corporation