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The Burmese Harp 4K Ultra HD (includes Blu-ray)
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The Burmese Harp
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. Magnificently shot in hushed black and white, Kon Ichikawa’s The Burmese Harp is an eloquent meditation on beauty coexisting with death and remains one of Japanese cinema’s most overwhelming antiwar sentiments, both tender and brutal in its grappling with Japan’s wartime legacy.
Japan
1956
116 minutes
Black & White
1.37:1
Japanese, Burmese
Spine #379
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Interviews with director Kon Ichikawa and actor Rentaro Mikuni
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns
studio:
- The Criterion Collection
Run Time:
- 116
Director:
- Kon Ichikawa
Dubbing Languages:
- Burmese
Actor:
- Rentaro Mikuni, Shoji Yasui, Tatsuya Mihashi
Subtitle Languages:
- English
Theatrical Release Year:
- 1956
Main Language:
- Japanese
The Burmese Harp 4K Ultra HD (includes Blu-ray)
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The Burmese Harp
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. Magnificently shot in hushed black and white, Kon Ichikawa’s The Burmese Harp is an eloquent meditation on beauty coexisting with death and remains one of Japanese cinema’s most overwhelming antiwar sentiments, both tender and brutal in its grappling with Japan’s wartime legacy.
Japan
1956
116 minutes
Black & White
1.37:1
Japanese, Burmese
Spine #379
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Interviews with director Kon Ichikawa and actor Rentaro Mikuni
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns
studio:
- The Criterion Collection
Run Time:
- 116
Director:
- Kon Ichikawa
Dubbing Languages:
- Burmese
Actor:
- Rentaro Mikuni, Shoji Yasui, Tatsuya Mihashi
Subtitle Languages:
- English
Theatrical Release Year:
- 1956
Main Language:
- Japanese
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