The Burmese Harp Blu-ray Movie

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The Burmese Harp Blu-ray Movie

ビルマの竪琴 / Biruma no tategoto / Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1956 | 117 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Feb 13, 2012

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The Burmese Harp (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	12%

Specifications

Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.34:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Audio
Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles
English
Discs
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Playback
Region B (locked)

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