The Burmese Harp(ビルマの竪琴)
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Japan · 1956
1h 56m
Director Kon Ichikawa
Starring Rentaro Mikuni, Shōji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Taketoshi Naitô
Genre Drama, Music, War
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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.
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