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The Burmese Harp (1956)

Movie ★ 7.8 117 min

Drama War

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.

Kon Ichikawa Director

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Quick facts

Released
January 21, 1956
Runtime
117 min
IMDb
tt0049012
Country
Language
Burmese, ,

Themes

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni Rentaro Mikuni Captain Inouye Shōji Yasui Shōji Yasui Mizushima Jun Hamamura Jun Hamamura Ito Taketoshi Naitō Taketoshi Naitō Kobayashi Shunji Kasuga Maki Kō Nishimura Kō Nishimura Baba Keishichi Nakahara Takagi Toshiaki Itō Hashimoto Hiroshi Tsuchikata Okada Tomio Aoki Tomio Aoki Oyama Nobuteru Hanamura Nakamura Sanpei Mine Abe Takashi Koshiba Shimizu Tokuhei Miyahara Nagai Masahiko Naruse Bin Moritsuka Kunitaro Sawamura Eiji Nakamura

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Burmese Harp about?
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.
Who directed The Burmese Harp?
The Burmese Harp was directed by Kon Ichikawa.
Who stars in The Burmese Harp?
The Burmese Harp stars Rentaro Mikuni, Shōji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Taketoshi Naitō.
When was The Burmese Harp released?
The Burmese Harp is a 1956 drama, war film.
Where can I watch The Burmese Harp?
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