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The Burmese Harp
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Title: The Burmese Harp

Release Date: 21 Jan 1956

Runtime: 1h 57m

Genre: Drama, War

Director: Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.9 (152 votes)

Cast

  • Captain Inouye: Rentaro Mikuni
  • Mizushima: Shōji Yasui
  • Ito: Jun Hamamura
  • Kobayashi: Taketoshi Naitō
  • Maki: Shunji Kasuga
  • Baba: Kō Nishimura
  • Takagi: Keishichi Nakahara
  • Hashimoto: Toshiaki Itō
  • Okada: Hiroshi Tsuchikata
  • Oyama: Tomio Aoki
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