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The Burmese Harp (1956)

The Burmese Harp (1956)

Drama War
Release Date: 1956, January 21
Directors: Kon Ichikawa
Countries: Japan
Production: Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast: Sanpei Mine, Rentaro Mikuni, Jun Hamamura, Kō Nishimura, Taketoshi Naitō, Shōji Yasui, Tomio Aoki, Takashi Koshiba, Shunji Kasuga, Toshiaki Itō, Tokuhei Miyahara, Keishichi Nakahara

Overview:

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.

Keywords:

world war ii buddhism japan burma pacific war buddhist monk japanese soldier pow choir moral crisis japanese surrender burying the dead religious experience power of music