The Burmese harp
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Ichikawa, Kon, 1915-2008.
Takeyama, Michio, 1903-1984.
Wada, Natsuto, 1920-1983.
Takagi, Masayuki, 1906-1978.
Mikuni, Rentarō, 1923-2013.
Published
[United States] : Image Entertainment, 2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
On Shelf
Cayucos Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Japan. -- Rikugun -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Japan.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Burma -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Feature films.
War films.

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Published
[United States] : Image Entertainment, 2007.
Format
DVD
Language
jpn
UPC
715515022729

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
General Note
Special features: interview the director Kon Ichikawa ; interview with actor Rentaro Mikuni ; original theatrical trailer ; essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns.
Creation/Production Credits
Sound, Masakazu Kamiya ; editor, Masanori Tsujuii ; music, Akira Ifukube.
Participants/Performers
Rentaro Mikuni, Shoji Yasui.
Description
An Imperial Japanese Army regiment surrenders to British forces in Burma at the close of World War II and finds harmony through song. A private, thought to be dead, disguises himself as a Buddhist monk and stumbles upon spiritual enlightenment.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
In Japanese and Burmese with optional English subtitles.

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