The Burmese Harp

2h 13m
DramaWar
5.2

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Kon Ichikawa
Director
Natto Wada
Screenplay
Michio Takeyama
Novel
Chizuko Osada
Editor
Setsuo Kobayashi
Cinematography
Masaru Kakutani
Producer
Hiroaki Fujii
Producer
Masaya Araki
Producer
Iwao Akune
Production Design
Naozumi Yamamoto
Sound
Teiichi Saitô
Lighting Technician

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