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The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

Kon Ichikawa, 1956

Spine #379

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Drama / War

Criterion Letterboxd TMDB

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

Written by Natto Wada

Cinematography Minoru Yokoyama

Edited by Masanori Tsujii

Cast Rentaro Mikuni, Shōji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Taketoshi Naitō, Shunji Kasuga, Kō Nishimura, Keishichi Nakahara, Toshiaki Itō

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Roger & James Deakins
Roger & James Deakins cinematographer

“And he did another film called Burmese Harp, both set in the World War II. And it's so interesting that he made, Kon Ichikawa made those two films and then he made Tokyo Olympiad, which is one of the best documentaries about sport ever made, I think. There's Fires on the Plain, yeah, and Burmese Harp. Look at that, Roger, well done.”