The Burmese harp = Biruma no tategoto
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Languages
In Japanese and Burmese, with optional English subtitles.
Performers
Rentaro Mikuni, Shoji Yasui, Tanie Kitabayashi, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yûnosuke Itô.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (13 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
An Imperial Japanese Army regiment surrenders to British forces at the close of World War II and finds harmony through song. A private, thought to be dead, disguises himself as a Buddhist monk and stumbles upon spiritual enlightenment.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Special features: video interviews with director Kon Ichikawa and actor Rentaro Mikuni ; original theatrical trailer.