Burmese.Harp.The.1956.DVDR.NTSC.DVD9.CRiTERiON.txt
Biruma no tategoto (1956)
Aka: The Burmese Harp (USA)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049012/
Criterion #379
http://www.criterion.com/films/817
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Description: An Imperial Japanese Army regiment surrenders to British forces in Burma at the close of World War II and finds harmony through song. A private, 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.
Format: NTSC
DVD9: 7.24 GB - Exact Copy
Color: Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Language: Japanese | English
Subtitle: English
Disc Features:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
New video interviews with director Kon Ichikawa and actor Rentaro Mikuni
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
Time: 116 minutes
DVD Studio: Criterion
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