The Burmese Harp (1956) film
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| Directed by | Kon Ichikawa |
| Produced by | Masayuki Takaki |
| Written by | Michio Takeyama (novel), Natto Wada |
| Starring | Rentaro Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Jun Hamamura |
| Distributed by | Brandon Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 21 January 1956 |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
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The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴 Biruma no tategoto?) (a.k.a. Harp of Burma) is a 1956 black-and-white film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was based on a novel written by Takeyama Michio. The film was nominated for the 1957 "Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film".
In 1985, Ichikawa re-made the film, this time in colour and with different actors.
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