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.
| Title | The Burmese Harp |
|---|---|
| Year | 1956 |
| Genre | Drama, War |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Cast | Rentaro Mikuni, Shōji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Taketoshi Naitō, Shunji Kasuga, Kō Nishimura |
| Crew | Kon Ichikawa (Director), Akira Ifukube (Original Music Composer), Masayuki Takaki (Producer), Masanori Tsujii (Editor), Michio Takeyama (Novel), Minoru Yokoyama (Director of Photography) |
| Keyword | 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 |
| Release | Jan 21, 1956 |
| Runtime | 117 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.90 / 10 by 154 users |
| Popularity | 1 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | English, , 日本語 |
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