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The Burmese Harp (1956)

Genre : Drama, Music, War

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : Kon Ichikawa
Writer : Natto Wada

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Captain Inouye
Shōji Yasui
Shōji Yasui
Mizushima
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Ito
Taketoshi Naitô
Taketoshi Naitô
Kobayashi
Shunji Kasuga
Shunji Kasuga
Maki
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Baba
Keishichi Nakahara
Keishichi Nakahara
Takagi
Toshiaki Itô
Toshiaki Itô
Hashimoto
Hiroshi Tsuchikata
Hiroshi Tsuchikata
Okada
Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Oyama
Nobuteru Hanamura
Nobuteru Hanamura
Nakamura
Sanpei Mine
Sanpei Mine
Abe
Takashi Koshiba
Takashi Koshiba
Shimizu
Tokuhei Miyahara
Tokuhei Miyahara
Nagai
Masahiko Naruse
Masahiko Naruse
Bin Moritsuka
Bin Moritsuka
Kunitaro Sawamura
Kunitaro Sawamura
Eiji Nakamura
Eiji Nakamura
Asao Sano
Asao Sano
Shojiro Ogasawara
Shojiro Ogasawara
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Shôki Fukae
Shôki Fukae
Hiroshi Ichimura
Hiroshi Ichimura
Keiji Itami
Keiji Itami
Jun Kizaki
Jun Kizaki

Crews

Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Michio Takeyama
Michio Takeyama
Novel
Masayuki Takaki
Masayuki Takaki
Producer
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Masanori Tsujii
Masanori Tsujii
Editor
Minoru Yokoyama
Minoru Yokoyama
Director of Photography
Natto Wada
Natto Wada
Screenplay
Akira Nakai
Akira Nakai
Production Design
Takashi Matsuyama
Takashi Matsuyama
Art Direction
Toshio Masuda
Toshio Masuda
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

The Burmese Harp (1956) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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