The Burmese Harp

Based On the book by Michio Takeyama

The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴, Biruma no Tategoto; a.k.a. Harp of Burma) is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. Based on a children's novel of the same name written by Michio Takeyama, it tells the story of Japanese soldiers who fought in the Burma Campaign during World War II. A member of the group goes missing after the war, and the soldiers hope to uncover whether their friend survived, and if he is the same person as a Buddhist monk they see playing a harp. The film was among the first to show the losses of the war from a Japanese soldier's perspective.

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Release date:

February 12, 1956

Director:

Kon Ichikawa

Cast:

Jun Hamamura, Rentarō Mikuni, Shōji Yasui, Taketoshi Naito, Kō Nishimura

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

1956 in adaptations