IMDbPro.com Site Index | Your Account | Help | Log In
Search | Advanced Search
Company Directory | People Directory | In Production | STARmeter | Box Office | News | FilmFinders | Message Boards
The Burmese Harp (1956) Japan / 116 min
Main Details Business Storyline Opinions Media Fun Facts
This data is not editable
 Main Details
  Full Credits
 Business
  Box office
  Video Rentals
  Company Credits
  Release Info
  News Articles
  Locations
  Technical
 Storyline
  Synopsis
  Taglines
  Plot Summary
  Keywords
 Opinions
  Ratings
  MOVIEmeter
  Reviews
  Awards
  Recommendations
  User Comments
  Message Board
 Media
  Photos
  Posters
  Trailers and Videos
  Web sites
  Buy it
  Cinema Showtimes
  TV
  Soundtrack
  DVD
  Laserdisc
  Literature
 Fun Facts
  Quotes
  Trivia
  Goofs
  Movie Connections
  Alternate Versions
  FAQ
Genre: Drama / Music / War /  more »
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination  more »
User Ratings: 8.1 (1,535 votes)  more »
  8.1
Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
Summary: In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.  more »
Add to MyMovies
Poster
Photo Gallery

Filmmakers: Kon Ichikawa - Director, Michio Takeyama - Writer (novel), Natto Wada - Writer (writer), Masayuki Takaki - Producer, Minoru Yokoyama - Cinematographer, Akira Ifukube - Composer, Takashi Matsuyama - Production Designer, Masanori Tsujii - Editor  more »
Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)STARmeter™
Rentarô Mikuni ... Captain Inouye 71,853 
Shôji Yasui ... Mizushima 247,642 
Jun Hamamura ... Ito 298,363 
Takeo Naito¹ ... Kobayashi 302,128 
Shunji Kasuga ... Maki 2,854,588 
Subscriber Agreement | Contact IMDb | Corporate Accounts | Handheld/PDA | Content Licensing | Resume | Privacy Policy | Copyright | Cancel
An amazon.com company