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Biruma no tategoto (1956)  link to Biruma no tategoto on IMDb  

Number: 846

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IMDb Rating:
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8.1/10 (4.5K votes)

Also known as: Biruma no tategoto

Country: Japan, 116 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Japanese, Thai

Genres: Drama, Music, War

Director(s): Kon Ichikawa

Storyline:
Mizushima is a soldier in the Japanese army in Burma in World War II. He's a good soldier and frequently plays his harp to entertain his fellow soldiers. When the war comes to an end, he is asked by the British to go into the mountains to try and convince a Japanese troop to surrender. Given only 30 minutes to convince them, Mizushima is unsuccessful - they would rather die with honor - and the British attack. Deeply affected by what has happened, he becomes a Buddhist monk, traveling the countryside burying the remains of Japanese soldiers. He is unable however to rejoin his brothers-in-arms.

Cast:

Shôji Yasui Mizushima
Tatsuya Mihashi Defense Commander
Rentarô Mikuni Captain Inouye
Jun Hamamura Ito
Taketoshi Naitô Kobayashi

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Book 6 Page 1

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3