The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp 1985 Directed by Kon Ichikawa ビルマの竪琴

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.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Drama , War

Production Companies Fuji Television Network , Hakuhodo , Kinema Tokyo

Release Date 20 July 1985

133 mins

Cast

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

Crew

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Writer

Natto Wada

Producers

Masaru Kakutani

Hiroaki Fujii

Masaya Araki

Editor

Chizuko Osada

Production Design

Iwao Akune

Sound

Naozumi Yamamoto

Original Writer

Michio Takeyama

Lighting

Teiichi Saitô