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The Burmese Harp (Criterion Collection) (1956) back to product details  

Cast: Shoji Yasui, Rentaro Mikuni, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tanie Kitabayashi, Yunosuke Ito, Jun Hamamura, Akira Nishimura
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Producer: Masayuki Takagi
Screenwriter: Natto Wada
Cinematographer: Minoru Yokoyama
Editor: Masanori Tsujii
Composer (Music Score): Akira Ifukube
Book Author: Michio Takeyama


Screen Formats:B&W
Sound:Dolby Digital Mono
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1

Features:
New restored high-definition digital transfer
New video interviews with director Kon Ichikawa and actor Rentaro Mikuni
Original theatrical trailer
New and imporved English subtitle translation
Plus: A new essay by renowned critic and historian Tony Rayns

Chapters:
Disc #1 -- the Burmese Harp - The Criterion Collection
1. Battalion Song [6:50]
2. "All Clear" [3:55]
3. Unexpected Reception [4:52]
4. "Home, Sweet Home" [6:01]
5. Mizushima's Mission [4:46]
6. Thirty Minutes [9:45]
7. MIA [3:45]
8. The Priest [7:11]
9. "Burma Is the Buddha's Country" [6:23]
10. Burning the Dead [4:26]
11. Poor Souls [3:47]
12. "I Know Now..." [6:43]
13. Burmese Ruby [1:47]
14. "That's How Mizushima Played It" [2:25]
15. The Parrot Speaks [4:48]
16. White Box [5:12]
17. Inside the Buddha [3:54]
18. Old Woman Honors a Request [5:02]
19. Song of Farewell [5:05]
20. The Other Parrot [6:13]
21. Returning Home [2:30]
22. "My Captain and Brothers at Arms" [2:25]
23. A Penitent Wanderer Always [6:01]
25. Chapter 25 [:00]

Awards:
  • 1956 nominated for Best Foreign Language Film from Academy to Ichikawa, Kon.
  • 1956 nominated for Best Foreign Language Film from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie to Ichikawa, Kon.



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