The Burmese Harp
moderate injury detail, violence, language
Director(s)Kon Ichikawa
Production year1956
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes117m
CastShoji Yasui, Ko Nishimura, Taketoshi Naito, Shunji Kasuga, Jun Hamamura, Rentaro Mikuni
The Burmese Harp
moderate injury detail, violence, language
A Japanese soldier separated from his platoon in Burma during the closing days of WWII, disguises himself as a Buddhist ...
A Japanese soldier separated from his platoon in Burma during the closing days of WWII, disguises himself as a Buddhist monk in order to escape imprisonment in this historical drama.
violence
Battle violence depicts soldiers being struck by shells and gunfire.
language
Bad language includes 'son of a bitch' and 'bastard'.
injury detail
There are bloody and decomposing corpses visible in the aftermath of battle violence, some with apparent wounds. A bird pecks at the leg of a corpse; a person drags bodies around in order to bury them.
Classified Date:
19/01/1960
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Contemporary Films Ltd
moderate injury detail, violence, language
Classified Date:
16/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
Battle violence depicts soldiers being struck by shells and gunfire.
language
Bad language includes 'son of a bitch' and 'bastard'.
injury detail
There are bloody and decomposing corpses visible in the aftermath of battle violence, some with apparent wounds. A bird pecks at the leg of a corpse; a person drags bodies around in order to bury them.
Contains images of dead soldiers
Classified Date:
06/07/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
Classified Date:
16/07/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
16/07/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
16/07/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified date16/07/2025
LanguageJapanese
violence
Battle violence depicts soldiers being struck by shells and gunfire.
language
Bad language includes 'son of a bitch' and 'bastard'.
injury detail
There are bloody and decomposing corpses visible in the aftermath of battle violence, some with apparent wounds. A bird pecks at the leg of a corpse; a person drags bodies around in order to bury them.
Director(s)Kon Ichikawa
Production year1956
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes117m
CastShoji Yasui, Ko Nishimura, Taketoshi Naito, Shunji Kasuga, Jun Hamamura, Rentaro Mikuni
Classified Date:
19/01/1960
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Contemporary Films Ltd
moderate injury detail, violence, language
Classified Date:
16/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
Battle violence depicts soldiers being struck by shells and gunfire.
language
Bad language includes 'son of a bitch' and 'bastard'.
injury detail
There are bloody and decomposing corpses visible in the aftermath of battle violence, some with apparent wounds. A bird pecks at the leg of a corpse; a person drags bodies around in order to bury them.
Contains images of dead soldiers
Classified Date:
06/07/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
Classified Date:
16/07/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
16/07/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
16/07/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified date16/07/2025
LanguageJapanese
