The Burmese Harp (1985 film)

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kon Ichikawa
Written by	Natto Wada
Based on	The Burmese Harp; 1956 film; by Kon Ichikawa
Produced by	Masaya Araki; Hiroaki Fujii; Masaru Kakutani
Starring	Kôji Ishizaka; Kiichi Nakai; Takuzô Kawatani
Cinematography	Setsuo Kobayashi
Edited by	Chizuko Osada
Music by	Naozumi Yamamoto
Distributed by	Toho Studios
Release date	1985;
Running time	133 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥5.9 billion

Directed byKon Ichikawa

Written byNatto Wada

Based onThe Burmese Harp
1956 film
by Kon Ichikawa

Produced byMasaya Araki
Hiroaki Fujii
Masaru Kakutani

The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴, Biruma no Tategoto), also known as Harp of Burma, is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is a color remake of the 1956 black-and-white The Burmese Harp, which was also directed by Ichikawa.^[1]^[2]

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