Description:
An Imperial Japanese Army regiment surrenders to British forces in Burma at the close World War II and finds harmony through song. A corporal, thought to be dead, disguises himself as a Buddhist monk and stumbles upon spiritual enlightenment. Magnificently shot in hushed black and white, Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp is an eloquent meditation on beauty coexisting with death and remains one of Japanese cinema's most overwhelming antiwar statements, both tender and brutal in its grappling with Japan's wartime legacy.
DVD Features:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- New video interviews with director Kon Ichikawa and actor Rentaro Mikuni
- Original theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by renowned critic and historian Tony Rayns