The Burmese Harp (1956)

7.8/10 117 min Drama War

Overview

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Captain Inouye

Shōji Yasui

Mizushima

Jun Hamamura

Ito

Taketoshi Naitō

Kobayashi

Kō Nishimura

Baba

Tomio Aoki

Oyama

Asao Sano

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