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The Burmese Harp

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IMDB ID: tt0049012

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Synopsis

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.

JapaneseBurmeseEnglish

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Rentaro Mikuni

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Shōji Yasui

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Jun Hamamura

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Taketoshi Naitō

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Shunji Kasuga

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Kō Nishimura

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Keishichi Nakahara

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Toshiaki Itō

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Hiroshi Tsuchikata

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Tomio Aoki

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Kon Ichikawa

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Michio Takeyama

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Natto Wada

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