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The Burmese Harp
Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Not Rated
1956
1h 57m
Drama
,
War
,
and more
8.0
90%
91%
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A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
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Cast of The Burmese Harp
Rentaro Mikuni
Captain Inouye
Shōji Yasui
Mizushima
Jun Hamamura
Ito
Taketoshi Naitō
Kobayashi
Shunji Kasuga
Maki
Kō Nishimura
Baba
Keishichi Nakahara
Takagi
Toshiaki Itō
Hashimoto
Hiroshi Tsuchikata
Okada
Tomio Aoki
Oyama
Nobuteru Hanamura
Nakamura
Sanpei Mine
Abe
Takashi Koshiba
Shimizu
Tokuhei Miyahara
Nagai
Masahiko Naruse
Bin Moritsuka
Kunitaro Sawamura
Eiji Nakamura
Asao Sano
Shojiro Ogasawara
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Yūnosuke Itō
Shōki Fukae
Hiroshi Ichimura
Keiji Itami
Jun Kizaki
The Burmese Harp Ratings & Reviews
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Thoroughly engrossing in its humanism and often heartbreakingly beautiful in both tone and image.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Nominated in the first year of the foreign-language Oscar, Ichikawa's art film was innovative at the time with its anti-war spiritual message and lyrical imagery.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
most gentle of war dramas
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
This is the pic that brought international acclaim to Ichikawa.
Slant Magazine
Eric Henderson
The Burmese Harp, just as the titular instrument suggests songs without filling them out, is a slight film that suggests the heavy human toll of war without actually presenting it.
Filmcritic.com
Don Willmott
Fascinating stuff.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
Kon Ichikawa's 1956 antiwar film was widely hailed at the time of its release for its power and commitment, though by today's standards it's likely to appear uncomfortably didactic.
TV Guide
This lyrical antiwar film is the picture that brought the brilliant Japanese director international renown.
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