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La Harpe de Birmanie Blu-ray Movie

Biruma no tategoto
Carlotta Films | 1956 | 117 min | Rated U Tous publics | Jan 21, 2025 (4 Weeks)

La Harpe de Birmanie (Blu-ray Movie)

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Overview

La Harpe de Birmanie (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.

Starring: Rentarô Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Taketoshi Naitô, Shunji Kasuga
Director: Kon Ichikawa

Foreign	100%
Drama	70%
War	13%

Specifications

Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Audio
Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
Subtitles
French
Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Playback
Region B (A, C untested)

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The Burmese Harp Blu-ray Movie
ビルマの竪琴 / Biruma no tategoto / Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1956 | 116 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Aug 30, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

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.

Drama / War / Foreign

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