The Burmese Harp (1956)
Starring 三國連太郎, Shôji Yasui, Jun Hamamura
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
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.
Runtime: 116 min.
Rating: 8.1
DVD
Languages: English,Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Drama,Music,War
Keywords: buddhism,japan,world war ii,choir,burma,partially lost film
Cast
Captain Inouye
Mizushima
Ito
Kobayashi
Maki
Baba
Takagi
Hashimoto
Okada
Oyama
Nakamura
Abe
Shimizu
Nagai