Movie: The Burmese Harp

Top 7 Billed Cast

Koji Ishizaka
石坂浩二

Cmdr. Inoue

Kiichi Nakai
中井貴一

Pvt. Mizushima

Atsushi Watanabe
渡辺篤史

Pvt. Kobayashi

Fujio Tokita
常田富士男

Old Man

Tanie Kitabayashi
北林谷栄

Old Woman

Bunta Sugawara
菅原文太

Platoon Commander

Takuzō Kawatani
川谷拓三

Sgt. Ido

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    In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.

  • Release Date

    1985-07-20

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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    日本語
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