The Burmese Harp

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The Burmese Harp is a 1956 Japanese anti-war film directed by Kon Ichikawa, renowned for its poignant portrayal of a Japanese soldier in Burma who becomes a Buddhist monk amid the aftermath of World War II.

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instanceOf anti-war film
film
awardReceivedAt Venice Film Festival
basedOn The Burmese Harp (novel)
linked to: The Burmese Harp
basedOnAuthor Michio Takeyama NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Minoru Yokoyama NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
director Kon Ichikawa
distributor Nikkatsu
editedBy Con Ichikawa
festivalSelection Venice Film Festival
filmColor black-and-white
filmFormat 35 mm
genre anti-war film
drama film
war film
hasJapaneseTitle Biruma no tategoto
hasRemake The Burmese Harp (1985 film)
linked to: The Burmese Harp
influenced later Japanese anti-war cinema
languageOfWork Japanese
mainCharacter Mizushima
musicBy Akira Ifukube
notableAward San Giorgio Prize
linked to: Nonino Prize
notableFor depiction of a soldier becoming a Buddhist monk
poignant anti-war message
portrayal of Japanese soldiers in Burma
originalLanguage Japanese
partOf postwar Japanese cinema
productionCompany Nikkatsu
protagonistLaterRole Buddhist monk
protagonistOccupation Japanese soldier
publicationTypeOfSource novel
publicationYearOfSource 1946
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1956
remadeBy Kon Ichikawa
runningTime 116 minutes
screenwriter Natto Wada
setInCountry Burma
linked to: Myanmar
setInPeriod World War II
theme Buddhism
aftermath of war
humanity of the enemy
mourning and remembrance
pacifism
yearOfAward 1956

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Vatican list of important films hasFilm The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp basedOn The Burmese Harp (novel)
linked to: The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp hasRemake The Burmese Harp (1985 film)
linked to: The Burmese Harp
Kon Ichikawa notableWork The Burmese Harp