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The Burmese Harp

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The Burmese Harp

7.9

1h 57m

1956

Synopsis

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.

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Trailer

DramaWar

japanbuddhismbuddhist monkworld war iichoirburmapacific warjapanese soldierjapanese surrendermoral crisisburying the deadpow

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Cast & Crew

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

as Captain Inouye

Shōji Yasui

Shōji Yasui

as Mizushima

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

as Ito

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

as Kobayashi

Shunji Kasuga

as Maki

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

as Baba

Keishichi Nakahara

as Takagi

Toshiaki Itō

as Hashimoto

Hiroshi Tsuchikata

as Okada

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