The Burmese Harp
One of Ichikawa’s best films, this stirring, beautifully shot antiwar story follows a harp-playing Japanese soldier coping after a British victory in Burma.
With The Burmese Harp, Kon Ichikawa made one of his best films at Nikkatsu and one of his best-known internationally: a stirring, beautifully shot antiwar story about a Japanese soldier after British victory in Burma. Separated from his comrades in the chaotic aftermath, harp-playing Corporal Mizushima (Shoji Yasui) finds himself in a frightening new world. As Mizushima finds his bearings in the ravaged landscape, Ichikawa’s film becomes a subtle spiritual journey inflected by Buddhism. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Picture.
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