The Burmese Harp Movie Review 1956

At the end of WWII, a Japanese soldier is spiritually traumatized and becomes obsessed with burying the masses of war casualties. A searing, acclaimed anti-war statement, in Japanese with English subtitles. Remade by Ichikawa in 1985.

Distribution

Tapeworm Video Distributors, 27833 Hopkins Ave., Unit 6, Valencia, CA 91355, Phone: (661)257-4904, Fax: (661)257-4820, Email: sales@tapeworm.com, URL: http://www.tapeworm.com

Available on VHS
Running time 115 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Anti-War War Movies, World War II, Rebel With a Cause, Postwar, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Natto Wada

Cast

Shoji Yasui, Rentaro Mikuni, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tanie Kitabayashi, Yunosuke Ito

Cinematography

Minoru Yokoyama

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Music

Akira Ifukube

Producer

Nikkatsu