The Burmese Harp (1985 film)
| The Burmese Harp | |
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 1985 Japanese film poster | |
| Directed by | Kon Ichikawa |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥5.9 billion |
The Burmese Harp (ビルマの竪琴, Biruma no Tategoto), also known as Harp of Burma, is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is a color remake of the 1956 black-and-white The Burmese Harp, which was also directed by Ichikawa.[1][2]
Cast
Reception
The Burmese Harp was the number one Japanese film on the domestic market in 1985, earning ¥2.95 billion in distribution income.[3] With an audience of 3.87 million people, it was then the second largest Japanese box office hit.[4] The film grossed a total of ¥5.9 billion or $29,000,000 (equivalent to $82,000,000 in 2023) in Japan.[5]
References
- ^ "ビルマの竪琴". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "ビルマの竪琴". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1985-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Philip A. Seaton, Japan's Contested War Memories: The 'Memory Rifts' in Historical Consciousness of World War II, London and New York: Routledge, 2007, p. 141.
- ^ "The Burmese Harp". Toho Kingdom. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
External links
- The Burmese Harp (1985) at IMDb
- The Burmese Harp (1985) at AllMovie
- "Biruma no tategoto - 1985" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
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