The Burmese Harp (Biruma no Tategoto) (1956)

8.4	Listal rating
8.2	IMDB rating

Relationships (1), Burma (1), WWII (1), Myanmar (1), Army (1), MMG (1), Funeral (1), 501 Must-See (1), Boat (1), Journeying (1), Drama (1), Camp (1), Growth/healing (1), Japan (1), Illness (1), Music (1), River (1), British (1), Monk (1), War (1)

Description

July, 1945: Japan's army is on the run. A platoon in Burma sings to keep its spirit up. Inspiration comes from their self-taught lute player, Mizushima. At war's end, while they await repatriation at Mudon prison camp, Mizushima is sent to convince a Japanese company dug into a mountain that it must surrender. He fails, the British attack, many die ... (more)

Directed by

Kon Ichikawa

Starring (View all) :

Captain Inouye

Mizushima

Ito

Kobayashi

Maki

Baba

Takagi

Hashimoto

Okada

Oyama

Written by (View all) :

Michio Takeyama

novel

Natto Wada

writer

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