Biruma no tategoto (1956)
poster Biruma no tategoto
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Also known as:Biruma no tategoto

Country:Japan, 116 minutes

Spoken languages:English, Japanese, Thai

Genres:Drama, Music, War

Director(s):Kon Ichikawa

Writer(s):Michio Takeyama

Video Codec:H.264

Number: 846

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:

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

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

Location: Book 6 Page 1

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3