---
title: 'The Burmese Harp (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kon Ichikawa'
released: '1956-02-12'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-burmese-harp-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049012/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Burmese Harp (1956)

1956 · 116 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: ビルマの竪琴

## Synopsis

The Burmese Harp  is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. Based on a children's novel of the same name written by Michio Takeyama, it tells the story of Japanese soldiers who fought in the Burma Campaign during World War II. A member of the group goes missing after the war, and the soldiers hope to uncover whether their friend survived, and if he is the same person as a Buddhist monk they see playing a harp. The film was among the first to show the losses of the war from a Japanese soldier's perspective.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kon Ichikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kon-ichikawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Natto Wada](https://cinepixo.com/people/natto-wada)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)
- **Producer:** [Masayuki Takagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-takagi)

## Cast

- [Kō Nishimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-nishimura)
- [Shōji Yasui](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoji-yasui)
- [Jun Hamamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-hamamura)
- [Rentarō Mikuni](https://cinepixo.com/people/rentaro-mikuni)
- [Taketoshi Naito](https://cinepixo.com/people/taketoshi-naito)

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