The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

1985
★★★☆☆ 5.2/10
⏱️ 133 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 JA
DramaWar
In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.

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Cast

Koji Ishizaka
Koji Ishizaka
Cmdr. Inoue
Kiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Pvt. Mizushima
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Pvt. Kobayashi
Fujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita
Old Man
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Old Woman
Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara
Platoon Commander

Crew

Director
Kon Ichikawa
Writer
Natto Wada
Producer
Masaru Kakutani, Hiroaki Fujii, Masaya Araki

Production

Fuji Television Network, Kinema Tokyo, Hakuhodo

Keywords

soldiers on the runburying the dead