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The Burmese Harp

5.619852h 13mMovieDramaWar

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.

DirectorKon Ichikawa
WriterNatto Wada
ProducersMasaru Kakutani·Hiroaki Fujii

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Cast · Directed by Kon Ichikawa

KIKoji Ishizaka
Koji Ishizaka
Cmdr. Inoue
KNKiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Pvt. Mizushima
AWAtsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Pvt. Kobayashi
FTFujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita
Old Man
TKTanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Old Woman
BSBunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara
Platoon Commander
TKTakuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani
Sgt. Ido

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