Abstract:

Following the actions of a young Japanese officer separated from his battalion at the close of the Pacific War in Burma, the film shows one man's journey from the comforts of companionship in adversity to a solitary confrontation with, and the eventual grasp of, mass death in the name of patriotism. With Rentaro Mikuni, Shoji Yasui, Jun Hamamura, Tatasuya Mihashi. "The first Japanese film to stress pacifism, Burmese Harp is remarkable for its pulsating black and white images and its humanist fervor."--http://www.facets.org