Kon Ichikawa
The Burmese Harp
Biruma no tategoto
Sessions
20:00h
Verdi 3
VOSE
Cineasia's presentation
Information
DRAMA, WAR FILM
JAPAN · 1956
LANGUAGES: JAPANESE, ENGLISH, BURMESE
BLACK & WHITE · 116 MIN.
Year 1945. The Japanese are about to sign peace in Burma. A Japanese soldier who plays the harp, is horrified by the death and destruction that surround him. After the conflict, he decides to return to the place converted into a monk with the definite intention of burying the deceased.
Trailer
- Direction
Kon Ichikawa
- Music
Akira Ifukube
- Cinematography
Akira Ifukube
- Film Edition
Masanori Tsujii
- Cast
Rentarô Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Tatsuya Mihashi
- Writing Credits
Natto Wada. Basat en la novel·la homònima de Michio Takeyama.
- Production Company
Masayuki Takagi
- Producers
Nikkatsu
