Biruma no tategoto = The Burmese harp / Nikkatsu Corporation ; director, Kon Ichikawa ; story, Michio Takeyama ; screenplay, Natto Wada ; produced by Masayuki Takagi.

ビルマの竪琴 = The Burmese harp / 日活株式会社製作 ; 製作高木雅行 ; 原作竹山道雄 ; 脚本和田夏十 ; 監督市川崑.

An Imperial Japanese Army regiment surrenders to British forces in Burma 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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Criterion collection ; 379. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author:	Nikkatsu Kabushiki Kaisha = 日活株式会社
Other Authors:	Ichikawa, Kon, 1915-2008 = 市川崑 Takeyama, Michio, 1903-1984 = 和田夏十 Wada, Natsuto, 1920-1983 = 高木雅行 Takagi, Masayuki, 1906-1978 = 三国連太郎 Mikuni, Rentarō, 1923-2013 Yasui, Shōji, 1928-2014
Language:	Japanese Burmese English
Language of the Original:	Japanese Burmese
Language and/or Writing System:	In Japanese and Burmese with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection : Janis Films, 2007.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 379. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Japan. > Rikugun > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Burma > Drama. Burma > History > Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 > Drama. Feature films. War films > Japan. War films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. War films War films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Burmese harp. [Parallel title]
Format:	Video DVD

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