

The Burmese Harp (1956)
ビルマの竪琴
Overview
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
Where to watch The Burmese Harp
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Criterion Channel | Amazon Video, Apple TV, YouTube, Fandango At Home | Amazon Video, Apple TV, YouTube, Fandango At Home |
| Canada | Criterion Channel | Apple TV | Apple TV |
| Spain | Filmin, Acontra Plus | Acontra Plus | — |
| Brazil | Claro tv+ | — | — |
| Japan | U-NEXT | Amazon Video, Apple TV, FOD | Amazon Video, Apple TV |
| South Korea | — | wavve | — |
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What is The Burmese Harp about?
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW. The Burmese Harp is a Drama, War movie, released on 1956-01-21, runtime 117 minutes.
Is The Burmese Harp worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Burmese Harp 7.9 out of 10 from 178 ratings. It is widely liked by viewers.
Where can I watch The Burmese Harp?
In the United States, The Burmese Harp streams on Criterion Channel and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 5 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Cast
- Rentaro Mikuni as Captain Inouye
- Shōji Yasui as Mizushima
- Jun Hamamura as Ito
- Taketoshi Naitō as Kobayashi
- Shunji Kasuga as Maki
- Kō Nishimura as Baba
- Keishichi Nakahara as Takagi
- Toshiaki Itō as Hashimoto
- Hiroshi Tsuchikata as Okada
- Tomio Aoki as Oyama
- Nobuteru Hanamura as Nakamura
- Sanpei Mine as Abe
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Sources
Details and the 7.9/10 rating from The Burmese Harp on TMDB, also on IMDb. Back to Movie World.