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The Burmese Harp

1956117 min 7.8 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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.

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Release / first air1956-01-21
Original languageJA
GenresDrama, War
DirectorKon Ichikawa
WriterMichio Takeyama
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionNikkatsu Corporation

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10 cast members
Rentaro MikuniRentaro MikuniCaptain Inouye
Shōji YasuiShōji YasuiMizushima
Jun HamamuraJun HamamuraIto
Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōKobayashi
Shunji KasugaShunji KasugaMaki
Kō NishimuraKō NishimuraBaba
Keishichi NakaharaKeishichi NakaharaTakagi
Toshiaki ItōToshiaki ItōHashimoto
Hiroshi TsuchikataHiroshi TsuchikataOkada
Tomio AokiTomio AokiOyama

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#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

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