The Burmese Harp
ビルマの竪琴
1956 · 1h 57m · Drama, War · Japan
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.
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buddhismbuddhist monkburmaburying the deadchoirjapanjapanese soldierjapanese surrendermoral crisispacific warpowpower of musicreligious experienceworld war ii
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