Watch: ビルマの竪琴 1956 123movies, Full Movie Online – Mizushima is a soldier in the Japanese army in Burma in World War II. He’s a good soldier and frequently plays his harp to entertain his fellow soldiers. When the war comes to an end, he is asked by the British to go into the mountains to try and convince a Japanese troop to surrender. Given only 30 minutes to convince them, Mizushima is unsuccessful – they would rather die with honor – and the British attack. Deeply affected by what has happened, he becomes a Buddhist monk, traveling the countryside burying the remains of Japanese soldiers. He is unable however to rejoin his brothers-in-arms..
Plot: 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.
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Original Language ja
Runtime 1 hr 56 min (116 min), 1 hr 3 min (63 min) (part one) (Japan), 1 hr 20 min (80 min) (part two) (Japan)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Drama, Music, War
Director Kon Ichikawa
Writer Michio Takeyama, Natto Wada
Actors Rentarô Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Tatsuya Mihashi
Country Japan
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 3 nominations total
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Website N/A
Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Camera N/A
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Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm