The Burmese Harp

  (1956)
Set during World War II's last days, this indelible antiwar drama chronicles a Japanese soldier's transformation after coming face to face with the human cost of war. Sent to inform another platoon the war is over, Cpl. Mizushima (Shôji Yasui) can't persuade the men to surrender and becomes the lone survivor when the British attack. But the casualties he sees on the way to rejoin his unit overwhelm Mizushima, and he soon finds a higher calling.
Starring: Rentaro Mikuni, Shôji Yasui
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Genre:  Foreign
Format:  DVD
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Rated NRNot rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
The Burmese Harp
 
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