Burmese Harp - Criterion Collection (DVD)
By Rentaro Mikuni
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Review & Description
An Imperial Japanese Army regiment surrenders to British forces in Burma at the close World War II and finds harmony through song. A corporal, 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 statements, both tender and brutal in its grappling with Japan’s wartime legacy.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #44877 in DVD
- Brand: Image Entertainment
- Released on: 2007-03-13
- Rating: Unrated
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Formats: Black & White, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
- Original language: Japanese
- Subtitled in: English
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
- Running time: 116 minutes
