Jul 20, 1985
133 min
Full-HD

The Burmese Harp (1985)

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.

Category

Drama War

Country

Japan

Companies

Fuji Television Network Kinema Tokyo Hakuhodo

Koji Ishizaka

Cmdr. Inoue

Kiichi Nakai

Pvt. Mizushima

Atsushi Watanabe

Pvt. Kobayashi

Fujio Tokita

Old Man

Tanie Kitabayashi

Old Woman

Bunta Sugawara

Platoon Commander

Takuzō Kawatani

Sgt. Ido

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