The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

133 mins | Drama, War | July 20, 1985

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.

The Burmese Harp

133 mins | Drama, War | July 20, 1985

The Burmese Harp
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Fuji Television Network, Hakuhodo, Kinema Tokyo
Original title ビルマの竪琴
Directors Kon Ichikawa
Writers Michio Takeyama, Natto Wada

Cast

Koji Ishizaka

as Cmdr. Inoue

Kiichi Nakai

as Pvt. Mizushima

Atsushi Watanabe

as Pvt. Kobayashi

Fujio Tokita

as Old Man

Tanie Kitabayashi

as Old Woman

Bunta Sugawara

as Platoon Commander

Takuzō Kawatani

as Sgt. Ido