The Burmese Harp
Trailer: The Burmese Harp
Year: 1956
Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Cast: Rentaro Mikuni, Shōji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Taketoshi Naitō, Shunji Kasuga, Kō Nishimura
Crew: Kon Ichikawa (Director), Akira Ifukube (Original Music Composer), Masayuki Takaki (Producer), Masanori Tsujii (Editor), Michio Takeyama (Novel), Minoru Yokoyama (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 117 minutes
Release: Jan 21, 1956
IMDb: 7.90/10 by 160 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Japan
Language: , English, 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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