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The Burmese Harp 4K Blu-ray
ビルマの竪琴 / Biruma no tategoto / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Criterion | 1956 | 116 min | Not rated | Aug 05, 2025
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Audio
Japanese: LPCM Mono
Subtitles
English SDH
Discs
4K Ultra HD (UHD)
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1x 4KUHD, 1x BD)
UPC 715515317016
The Burmese Harp 4K (1956)
A rhapsodic celebration of song, a brutal condemnation of wartime mentality, and a lyrical statement of hope within darkness; even amongst the riches of 1950s' Japanese cinema, The Burmese Harp, directed by Kon Ichikawa (Alone Across the Pacific, Tokyo Olympiad), stands as one of the finest achievements of its era.
At the close of World War II, a Japanese army regiment in Burma surrenders to the British. Private Mizushima is sent on a lone mission to persuade a trapped Japanese battalion to surrender also. When the outcome is a failure, he disguises himself in the robes of a Buddhist monk in hope of temporary anonymity as he journeys across the
landscape – but he underestimates the power of his assumed role.
A visually extraordinary and deeply moving vision of horror, necessity, and redemption in the aftermath of war, Ichikawa's breakthrough film is one of the great humanitarian affirmations of the cinema.
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Natto Wada, Michio Takeyama
Starring: Rentarô Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Taketoshi Naitô, Shunji Kasuga, Kô Nishimura
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